Paul Remy Castanet (16 March 1880 in

Clamart Clamart () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. The town is divided into two parts, separated by a forest: ''bas Clamart'', the historical centre, and ''petit Clamart'' with urbaniz ...

– 8 December 1967 in Malakoff) was an early twentieth century

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middle-distance

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. He participated in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

and won the

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in the 5000 metres team race for the French team with Jacques Chastanie,

Henri Deloge Henri Léon Émile Deloge (21 November 1874 in Saint-Mandé – 27 December 1961 in Bourg-la-Reine) was a French middle distance runner who won a silver medal over 1500m in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris ahead of John Bray. ...

and Gaston Ragueneau.

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* French male middle-distance runners Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics 1880 births 1967 deaths People from Clamart Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics 19th-century French people 20th-century French people Sportspeople from Hauts-de-Seine {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub