Jean Wadoux
French middle-distance runner
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| Born | 29 January 1942 (1942-01-29) (age 82) Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
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| Country |  France |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 1500 m, 5000 m |
| Club | CA Montreuil Racing CF, Paris |
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| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:34.0 (1970) 5000 m – 13:28.0 (1970) |
Jean Wadoux (born 29 January 1942) is a retired French middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in 1500 m and at the 1968 Summer Olympics in 5000 m and finished in ninth place on both occasions.[1] On 23 July 1970 he set a European record in 1500 m, and next year won a European silver medal in 5000 m.
Wadoux is a former world record holder in the seldom contested 4 × 1500 metres relay, with 14:49.0 minutes in June 1965. His teammates were Michel Jazy, Claude Nicolas and Gérard Vervoort.[2]
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Mediterranean Games champions in men's 1500 metres
- 1951: Patrick El Mabrouk (FRA)
- 1955: Ekrem Koçak (TUR)
- 1959: Tomás Barris (ESP)
- 1963: Jean Wadoux (FRA)
- 1967: Renzo Finelli (ITA)
- 1971: Mansour Guettaya (TUN)
- 1975: Boško Božinović (YUG)
- 1979: José Marajo (FRA)
- 1983–1987: Saïd Aouita (MAR)
- 1991: Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)
- 1993: Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
- 1997: Driss Maazouzi (MAR)
- 2001: Abdelkader Hachlaf (MAR)
- 2005: Arturo Casado (ESP)
- 2009: Antar Zerguelaïne (ALG)
- 2013: İlham Tanui Özbilen (TUR)
- 2018: Brahim Kaazouzi (MAR)
- 2022: Azeddine Habz (FRA)
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