Alain Mimoun O’Kacha

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Alain Mimoun O’Kacha was a French long-distance runner of Algerian origin best known for winning the marathon gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French athlete
Olympic athlete
human
long-distance runner
marathon runner
awardReceived Légion d'honneur
surface form: Legion of Honour
competition Summer Olympics 1948
surface form: 1948 Summer Olympics

1952 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
continentOfActivity Europe
continentOfOrigin Africa
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1921-01-01
dateOfDeath 2013-06-27
era 20th-century athletics
ethnicOrigin Algerian
event 10,000 metres
5,000 metres
marathon
familyName Mimoun
gender male
givenName Alain
knownAs Alain Mimoun
language French
medal Olympic gold medal in marathon
Olympic silver medal in 10,000 metres
Olympic silver medal in 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medal in 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics
militaryService French Army
name Alain Mimoun O’Kacha self-link
nationality French
notableFor winning the marathon at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
occupation professional athlete
origin Algerian
participatedIn men’s 10,000 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics
men’s 10,000 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics
men’s marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth El Telagh, Algeria
surface form: Maïder, Algeria
placeOfDeath Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
religion Roman Catholicism
represented France at the Olympic Games
residence France
sport athletics
trainingDiscipline endurance running
won marathon gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics

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Alain Mimoun fullName Alain Mimoun O’Kacha
Alain Mimoun O’Kacha name Alain Mimoun O’Kacha self-link