Eugène Allonsius

Eugène Allonsius
Eugène Allonsius in 1966
Personal information
Born (1937-12-12) 12 December 1937 (age 87)
Westdorpe, the Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportMiddle- and long-distance running
ClubSC Anderlechtois

Eugène Allonsius (born 12 December 1937) is a retired Belgian middle- and long-distance runner. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metres and 5000 metres events, but failed to reach the finals.[1]

During his career Allonsius set five national records.[2] He was a two-time Belgian champion in the 1500 m, won the 5000 m national title at nine times,[3] and was also the 1968 national champion in the 10,000 metres.[4] In addition to this, he competed as a guest athlete in the mile run at the 1966 South African championships and won that race.[5]

He won the long race at the 1963 World Military Cross Country Championships.[6] He was the victor at the 1966 Volkscross in Brussels.[7] In 1966 he established Allonsius Sport, a company specializing in athletics training and supplies.[8]

References

  1. ^ Eugène Allonsius Archived 15 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ BEL Record Progressions- Track. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  3. ^ National Outdoor 5000m Championships for Belgium. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  4. ^ Belgian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  5. ^ South African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  6. ^ World Military Crosscountry Championships. ARRS. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  7. ^ Cross le soir. ARRS. Retrieved on 2014-01-14.
  8. ^ Olympisch verleden Archived 17 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. allonsius-sport.be