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What title did Alain Mimoun receive in a 1999 poll by the French athletics magazine Athlétisme Magazine?
French Athlete of the 19th Century
Athlete of a Lifetime
French Athlete of the 20th Century
Most Inspirational Athlete
Answer
In 1999, the French athletics magazine Athlétisme Magazine voted Alain Mimoun as the French Athlete of the 20th Century. Mimoun was a long-distance runner who competed in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He won a gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 1956 Olympics and a bronze medal in the 5,000 metres at the 1952 Olympics. He was also the world champion in the 10,000 metres in 1955.
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