Marc Nevens (born 6 November 1954) is a Belgian

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middle-distance runner. Nevens was born in Mortsel, the son of cross-country runner and steeplechaser Leon Nevens (1928-1992). In the course of his career Marc Nevens competed at senior level in every distance from 800 metres to 5000 metres. He represented his country in the men's 1500 metres at the

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. His time was a 3:44.18 in the first heat, and a 3:41.52 in the semifinals. At an international athletics meeting in Aarhus, Denmark, later in the same year, he won the 1500-metre event in a time of 3:40.09.

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1954 births Living people Belgian male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Belgium Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics People from Mortsel Sportspeople from Antwerp Province Belgian Athletics Championships winners {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub