Jean Bouin

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Medal record
Jean Bouin (right) and Hannes Kolehmainen in Stockholm, 1912
Men’s athletics
Competitor for  France
Olympic Games
Silver	1912 Stockholm	5000 metres

Jean Bouin (December 20, 1888 – September 29, 1914) was a French athlete and rugby union footballer. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

In the 1500 metres, Bouin placed second of three in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. His time was 4:17.0.

Bouin was killed in action near Xivray, Meuse, 10 miles east of Saint-Mihiel.

The Stade Jean-Bouin in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, home of the Stade Francais rugby union club, was named after him. The French government made a stamp with his picture on it and many games have been held in his honor

[edit] See also

• List of international rugby union players killed in action during the First World War

[edit] References

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association. 
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html. Retrieved 30 July 2006. 
• Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0713718382)
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich". http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. Retrieved 30 July 2006.  (Polish)

Records
Preceded by Johan Svanberg	Men's 3,000 m World Record Holder June 11, 1911 – September 24, 1911	Succeeded by Hannes Kolehmainen
Preceded by Hannes Kolehmainen	Men's 10,000 m World Record Holder November 16, 1911 – June 22, 1921	Succeeded by Paavo Nurmi

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