Gaston Ragueneau

Gaston Ragueneau ( Adolphe Gaston Ragueneau; born October 10, 1881 in Lyon, † July 14, 1978 in Draveil, department Essonne ) was a French long-distance runner.

From 1901 to 1906 he was the sixth consecutive national champion in cross-country running.

At the Olympic Games in Paris in 1900, he belonged to the French selection in the team race over 5000 meters, which ran against a British- Australian team. On both sides of five runners were in use, and Ragueneau was in the individual ranking fourth. In the overall standings, the British prevailed and referred the French into second place.

In the five- mile run of the Olympic Games 1906 in Athens between Ragueneau did not reach the goal. Two years later he began at the Olympic Games 1908 in London about 1500 m, over five miles, and in the 3200 -meter steeplechase, but different in all competitions in the preliminary round of.