Adolphe Gaston Ragueneau (10 October 1881 in Lyon – 14 July 1978 in Draveil) was a French

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed at the

1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 ...

in Paris and the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

in London. In 1900, Ragueneau won a silver medal with the French team in the 5000 metre team race. He finished fourth of the ten men in the race, behind two British runners and teammate

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. ...

, on the way to a 26–29 loss to the British team. In the 1908 Olympics, Ragueneau competed in the

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but did not finish his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.

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* * * 1881 births 1978 deaths Athletes from Lyon Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1900 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France French male middle-distance runners Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) 19th-century French people 20th-century French people {{France-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub