Gaston Reiff - Citizendia

Medal record
Gaston Reiff
Men's Athletics
Competitor for Belgium
Men's Athletics
Gold	1948 London	5000 metres

Gaston Reiff (February 24, 1921 – May 6, 1992) was a Belgian athlete, winner of the 1948 Olympic title in the 5,000 m. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in London At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested 24 for men and 9 for women Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in London The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International

Reiff was born in Braine-l'Alleud, and competed in boxing and football before switching to running. Braine-l'Alleud is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant, about 20 kilometers south of Brussels Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered His greatest performance is no doubt his 5000 m title at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in London In a rainy London, he held off Czechoslovakian Emil Zátopek, winner of the 10000 m, who closed in fast in the final meters. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Emil Zátopek ( pronounced) (September 19 1922 &ndash November 22 2000 was a Czech athlete probably best known for his amazing feat of winning By winning, he became the first Belgian track and field athlete to win an Olympic title.

Apart from his Olympic championship, Reiff also set world records in the 2000 m, 3000 m and 2 miles, and won a bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 1950 European Championships. A world record is the best performance in a certain discipline usually a Sports event He won 24 national titles, and set 26 national records; in 1951 he possessed all Belgian records on distances ranging from 1000 m to 10000 m. In 1952, he failed to retain his Olympic title in Helsinki, and had to abandon the final. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland.

Reiff died in his birthplace at age 71. Nearly ten years after his death, he placed third in the Walloon athlete of the 20th century election. Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field The twentieth century of the Common Era began on

Records
Preceded by Gunder Hägg	Men's 3.000m World Record Holder August 12, 1949 – May 14, 1955	Succeeded by Sandor Iharos

Gunder Hägg ( December 31, 1918 – November 27, 2004) was a Swedish runner and multiple World record breaker The following table shows the World record progression in the Men's 3000 metres, as recognised by the IAAF. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)

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