Séra Martin

Seraphin " Séra " Martin ( born July 2, 1906 in Nice, † 23 April 1993) was a French athlete who was successful in the 1920s in middle distance running. In the 800 -meter run and the 1000 - meter race he set world records in 1926 and 1928.

He had a competition weight of 68 kg at a height of 1.79 m.

Services

• World record over 800 m in 1:50,6 min, placed on July 14, 1928 in Paris (improvement of two-year old record of the German Otto Peltzer at 1.0 sec )

• World record over 1000 m in 2:26,8 min, placed on 30 August 1926 in Paris (improvement of the four -year-old record of Sweden Sven Lundgren 1.8 sec )

• Olympic Games: In Amsterdam in 1928: Sixth in 1:54,6 min 1932 in Los Angeles: Roller in 1:53,6 min

In the city Moirans a street is named after him.