Jacques Keyser
French athlete (1885–1954)
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Jacques Keyser (12 October 1885 – 21 March 1954) was a middle-distance runner. Born in Paris, he was the son of a Dutch father and Belgian mother, and could compete for both France and the Netherlands.[3] Keyser took part in the International Cross Country Championships in 1907 and 1911–1913 and won individual and team medals in 1913; his teams placed fourth in other three championships. He competed for the Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but failed to reach the finals of the 1500 m and 5 mile races. Between 1910 and 1912 he broke the Dutch national records on the 1500 m (4.11,8), the mile (4.31,4), and the 5000 m (16.10,2), each remaining a record for over a decade.[4][5]
Jacques Keyser in 1914 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 October 1885 Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 March 1954 (aged 68) Paris, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 1500–10,000 m | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Pro Patria, Rotterdam; Metropolitan Club, Paris | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:04.8 (1913) 5000 m – 15:26.1 (1913) 10000 m – 33:08.4 (1908)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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