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. His race against Kolehmainen has long been regarded as one of the most memorable moments in running. Kolehmainen and Bouin quickly pulled away from the others, with Bouin leading and Kolehmainen repeatedly trying to pass him. Kolehmainen succeeded only 20 metres from the finish, winning by 0.1 seconds. Both contenders broke the world record. Bouin set three more world records: two in 1911, in the 3,000 m and 10,000 metres, and one in 1913, in the one-hour run (19,021 metres). The next year, he was killed in action during World War I. After that the

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in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, home of the

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rugby union club, was named after him. The French government made a stamp with his picture on it and many games have been held in his honor. A 10 km race under the name of Jean Bouin has taken place every year through the streets of

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since 1920. Jean Bouin vs Hannes Kolehmainen 1912

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* * * * Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, ) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouin, Jean 1888 births 1914 deaths Sportspeople from Marseille French male middle-distance runners French male long-distance runners Olympic athletes of France Olympic silver medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics International Cross Country Championships winners World record setters in athletics (track and field) French military personnel killed in World War I Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic cross country runners 20th-century French people

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