Gaston in action at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
(London) in 1970. The athlete behind him (1) is fellow marathon
runner Ron Hill 1938-2021. 1969 Europeam marathon champion.
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3000m Steeplechase Final.
Jeux Olympiques 1960
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| 1. Zdzislaw KRZYSZKOWIAK |
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POL |
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8: 34.2 OR |
| 2. Nikolai SOKOLOV |
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SOV |
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8: 36.4 |
| 3. Semyon RZHISCHIN |
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SOV |
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8: 42.2 |
| 4. Gaston ROELANTS |
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BEL |
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8: 47.6 |
| 5. Gunnar TJORNEBO |
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SWE |
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8: 58.6 |
| 6. Ludwig MULLER |
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GER |
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9: 01.6 |
| 7. Deacon JONES |
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USA |
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9: 18.2 |
| 8. Aleksei KONOV |
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SOV |
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9: 18.2 |
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3000m Steeplechase Final.
Championnats d'Europe
d'Athlétisme 1962
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| 1. Gaston Roelants |
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BEL |
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8.32.6 |
| 2. Zoltan VAMOS |
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ROM |
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8.37.6 |
| 3. Nikolai SOKOLOV |
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URS |
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8.40.6 |
| 4. Hermann BUHL |
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GDR |
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8.47.2 |
| 5. Attila SIMON |
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HUN |
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8.49.4 |
| 6. Vladimir JEVDOKIMOV |
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URS |
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8.50.6 |
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3000m Steeplechase Final.
Jeux Olympiques 1964
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| 1. Gaston ROELANTS |
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BEL |
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8: 30.8 OR |
| 2. Maurice HERRIOTT |
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GBR |
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8: 32.4 |
| 3. Ivan BYLYAYEV |
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SOV |
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8: 33.8 |
| 4. Manuel de OLIVEIRA |
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POR |
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8: 36.2 |
| 5. George YOUNG |
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USA |
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8: 38.2 |
| 6. Guy TEXEREAU |
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FRA |
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8: 38.6 |
| 7. Adolfas ALEKSEUNAS |
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SOV |
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8: 39.0 |
| 8. Lars-Erik GUSTAFSSON |
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SWE |
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8: 41.8 |
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3000m Steeplechase Final.
Championnats d'Europe
d'Athlétisme 1966
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| 1. Viktor KUDINSKI |
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URS |
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8.26.6 |
| 2. Anatoli KURYAN |
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URS |
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8.28.0 |
| 3. Gaston ROELANTS |
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BEL |
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8.28.0 |
| 4. Guy TEXEREAU |
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FRA |
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8.30.0 |
| 5. Manfred LETZERICH |
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FRG |
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8.31.0 |
| 6. Dieter HARTMANN |
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GDR |
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8.31.6 |
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3000m Steeplechase Final.
{Hommes}. Jeux Olympiques 1968
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| 1. Amos BIWOTT |
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KEN |
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8: 51.0 |
| 2. Benjamin KOGO |
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KEN |
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8: 51.6 |
| 3. George YOUNG |
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USA |
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8: 51.8 |
| 4. Kerry O'BRIEN |
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AUS |
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8: 52.0 |
| 5. Alexandr MOROZOV |
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SOV |
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8: 55.8 |
| 6. Mikhail CHELEV |
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BUL |
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8: 58.4 |
| 7. Gaston ROELANTS |
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BEL |
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8: 59.4 |
| 8. Arne RISA |
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NOR |
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9: 09.0 |
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Marathon
Championnats d'Europe d'Athlétisme 1969
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| 1. Ron HILL |
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GBR |
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2.16.47.8 |
| 2. Gaston ROELANTS |
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BEL |
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2.17.22.2 |
| 3. Jim ALDER |
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GBR |
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2.19.05.8 |
| 4. Jurgen BUSCH |
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GDR |
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2.19.34.4 |
| 5. Ismail AKCAY |
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YUR |
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2.22.16.8 |
| 6. Denes SIMON |
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HUN |
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2.22.58.8 |
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Marathon
Championnats d'Europe d'Athlétisme 1971
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| 1. Karel LISMONT |
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BEL |
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2.13.09.0 |
| 2. Trevor WRIGHT |
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GBR |
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2.13.59.6 |
| 3. Ron HILL |
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GBR |
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2.14.34.8 |
| 4. Colin KIRKHAM |
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GBR |
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2.16.22.0 |
| 5. Gaston ROELANTS |
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BEL |
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2.17.48.8 |
| 6. Pentti RUMMAKKO |
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FIN |
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2.17.58.8 |
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Marathon
Championnats d'Europe d'Athlétisme 1974
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| 1. Ian THOMPSON |
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GBR |
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2.13.18.8 |
| 2. Eckhard LASSE |
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GDR |
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2.14.57.4 |
| 3. Gaston ROELANTS |
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BEL |
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2.16.29.6 PB |
| 4. Bernard PLAIN |
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GBR |
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2.18.02.2 |
| 5. Jose REVEYN |
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BEL |
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2.19.36.4 |
| 6. Ferenc SZEKERES |
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HUN |
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2.20.12.8 |
Gaston Roelants won four international cross country titles (1962, 1967, 1969 and 1972)
with three second places between 1960 and 1975.
His long career continued into his 40s. Later he won five world titles in the masters category
and held the masters world record in the steeplechase for 27 years.
He broke the 3,000m steeplechase world record twice.
8 minutes 29.6 seconds in 1963 and 8 minutes 26.4 seconds in 1965.