Claude Nicolas (born 21 September 1941) is a French

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...

. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. Nicolas is a former

world record A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...

holder in the

4 × 1500 metres relay The 4 x 1500 metres relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 1500 metres or 3.75 laps on a standard 400 metre track. While not a World Championship or Olympic event, the IAAF does ratify world recor ...

, with 14:49.0 minutes in June 1965. His teammates were

Michel Jazy Michel Jazy (born 13 June 1936) is a French former middle-distance runner and long-distance runner. He won the 1500 metres silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, as well as two golds (in 1962 and 1966) and one silver (in 1966) at the Europ ...

Gérard Vervoort Gérard Vervoort (born 6 May 1936) is a retired French runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1958 European Championships without reaching the final. He later finished eighth in the 3000 metres at the 1971 European Indoor Championships. Ve ...

and

Jean Wadoux 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. On 23 July 1970 he set a Eu ...

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1941 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics French male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for France Sportspeople from Doubs World record setters in athletics (track and field) {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub