Robert Henri Marchal (10 November 1901 – 15 July 1961) was a French long-distance runner. He competed in the 10,000 m event at the

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

and

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

and finished 9th and 11th, respectively. In 1924 he was also a non-scoring member of the French 3000 m team that won the bronze medal. Marchal was also a member of French teams that twice won the

International Cross Country Championships The International Cross Country Championships was an annual international competition in cross country running. It was created in 1903 by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU) and it marked the first time that an annual international champ ...

between 1924 and 1929. Individually he finished third in 1926 and fourth in 1929.

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1901 births 1961 deaths People from Tournan-en-Brie French male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Olympic cross country runners Sportspeople from Seine-et-Marne Athletes from Île-de-France {{France-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub