Karel Lismont (; born 8 March 1949) is a former

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long-distance runner. He competed at the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics in the marathon and 10,000 m events. He won two marathon medals: a silver in 1972 and a bronze in 1976, finishing ninth and twenty-fourth in 1980 and 1984, respectively; he was less successful in the 10,000 m, finishing eleventh in 1976 and failing to reach the final in 1972. His personal best for the marathon was 2:11:12.6 at the 1976 Olympic Games. Lismont also won one gold and two bronze medals in the marathon at the 1971, and 1978 and 1982 European Championships. In cross country, he won the bronze medal at the

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. Lismont won the 1983

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in 2:13:37. He won the first two

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s in 1986 and 1987, winning in 2:12:12 and 2:13:46, respectively. Overall, Lismont recorded 10 marathon victories in his career. He has run 3 marathons under 2:12, 18 marathons under 2:15, and 24 marathons under 2:20. He remains the most successful medal-winning Belgian marathoner in international competition as of 2021.

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1949 births Living people People from Borgloon Olympic athletes of Belgium Belgian male long-distance runners Belgian male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Belgium Olympic bronze medalists for Belgium European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Limburg (Belgium) Berlin Marathon male winners Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub