Alain Lemercier
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Alain Lemercier is a retired male race walker
from France
, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992) during his career.
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...
from France
France
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, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992) during his career.
Achievements
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| 1986 | European Championships 1986 European Championships in Athletics The 14th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 to 31 August 1986 at the Neckarstadion in Stuttgart, a city in West Germany.-Track:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Field:1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994-Track:... |
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14th | 50 km 1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km walk event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany.-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Final:-See also:* 1980 Men's Olympic 50km Walk... |
| 1987 | World Race Walking Cup 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup The 1987 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held on 2 and 3 May 1987 in the streets of New York City, USA.-Medallists:-Men's 20 km:-Men's 50 km:-Women's 10 km:-References:* - IAAF.org... |
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17th | 50 km |
| World Championships 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 50 km Walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk event at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, Italy. The race was held on Saturday September 5, 1987.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:... |
Rome, Italy | 23rd | 50 km | |
| 1988 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul a total number of 42 events in athletics were contested: 24 by men and 18 by women. There were a total number of 1617 participating athletes from 149 countries.-Men's events:... |
Seoul, South Korea | 16th | 50 km Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk The Men's 50 km Race Walk event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 42 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified, while four walkers did not finish the race, held on Friday September 30, 1988.-Medalists:... |
| 1992 | Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders... |
Barcelona, Spain | 16th | 50 km Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk These are the official results of the Men's 50 km Walk at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 45 competitors, with seven athletes who were disqualified.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:... |
| 1994 | European Championships 1994 European Championships in Athletics The 16th European Athletics Championships were held from 7 August to 14 August 1994 in the Olympic Stadium of Helsinki, Finland.-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Track:1986 |1990 |1994 |1998 |2002 |-Field:... |
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13th | 50 km |