Karel Lismont

Karel Lismont

Karel Lismont with daughter in 1976
Personal information
Born	8 March 1949 (1949-03-08) (age 67) Borgloon, Belgium
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Club	RFC, Liège
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Belgium Olympic Games 1972 Munich Marathon 1976 Montreal Marathon European Championships 1971 Helsinki Marathon 1978 Prague Marathon 1982 Athens Marathon

Karel Lismont (born 8 March 1949) is a former Belgian long-distance runner. He competed at the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics in the marathon and 10,000 m events. He won two marathon medals: a silver in 1972 and a bronze in 1976, finishing ninth and twenty-fourth in 1980 and 1984, respectively; he was less successful in the 10,000 m, finishing eleventh in 1976 and failing to reach the final in 1972.^[1] His personal best for the marathon was 2:11:13 at the 1976 Olympic Games.

Lismont also won one gold and two bronze medals in the marathon at the 1971, and 1978 and 1982 European Championships. In cross country, he won the bronze medal at the 1978 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

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