Henri Deloge was a French

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 middle distance runner who won a silver medal

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 over 1500m in Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested. 117 athletes from 15 nations competed. In many countries, due in part to the conflagration of the Olympic Games and the World's Fair in Paris, the media discussed only the athletics events under the "Olympic" name while...

 in Paris

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 ahead of John Bray

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. The race was won by Charles Bennett

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 who won the gold medal

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. He also won the silver medal in the 5000 metres team race

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metre team race

The men's 5000 metres team race was the final track and field event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the first time, that a team race was held at the Olympics. It was held on July 22, 1900. Two teams, from France and a Mixed Team, of five athletes each competed...

 for the French distance team.

Deloge also placed fourth in the 800 metres

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres

The men's 800 metres was middle-distance running event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 16, 1900. The races were held on a track of 500 metres in circumference...

, after winning his semifinal heat with a time of 2:00.6. A repeat of that time would have won the final, but Deloge placed fourth instead with an unknown time (but one greater than 2:03.0, the silver medalist's time).