Eugène_Allonsius

Eugène Allonsius

Eugène Allonsius

Belgian runner

Eugène Allonsius (born 12 December 1937) is a retired Belgian middle- and long-distance runner. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres events, but failed to reach the finals.[1]

Quick Facts Personal information, Born ...

During his career Allonsius set five national records.[2] He was a two-time Belgian champion in the 1500 m, won the 5000 m national title at nine times,[3] and was also the 1968 national champion in the 10,000 metres.[4] In addition to this, he competed as a guest athlete in the mile run at the 1966 South African championships and won that race.[5]

He won the long race at the 1963 World Military Cross Country Championships.[6] He was the victor at the 1966 Volkscross in Brussels.[7] In 1966 he established Allonsius Sport, a company specializing in athletics training and supplies.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Eugène Allonsius Archived 15 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. [2]
    BEL Record Progressions- Track. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  3. [3]
    National Outdoor 5000m Championships for Belgium. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  4. [4]
    Belgian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  5. [5]
    South African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  6. [6]
    World Military Crosscountry Championships. ARRS. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  7. [7]
    Cross le soir. ARRS. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  8. [8]
    Olympisch verleden Archived 17 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. allonsius-sport.be
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Eugène_Allonsius, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.