Roger Milhau (born 29 March 1955) is a retired

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middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the

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. He was born in Istres. He won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Indoor Championships and the gold medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships. He reached the semi-finals at the 1978 European Championships and the

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. He became French champion in 1978, 1979 and 1980; and French indoor champion in 1978, 1979 and 1982. His personal best time was 1:45.98 minutes, achieved in July 1980 in Saint-Maur.All-Athletics profile
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1955 births Living people People from Istres French male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for France Sportspeople from Bouches-du-Rhône French Athletics Championships winners {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub