René Djian (born 1 February 1927) 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

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

and the 1956 Summer Olympics.

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1927 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics French male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for France Athletes from Paris Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1955 Mediterranean Games 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub