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Henry Cieman

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Henry Cieman
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born20 July 1906[1]
London, Great Britain
Died12 January 1995(1995-01-12) (aged 88)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRacewalking
ClubCentral YMCA, Toronto

Henry Cieman (20 July 1906 – 12 January 1995) was a Canadian racewalker. He competed in the men's 50 kilometres walk at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2] He was the world record holder at multiple distances, including the mile (1931, 6:22), 1,500 meters (1934, 6:07.3), and 3,000 meters (1931, 13:54.4).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Henry Cieman at Olympedia
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henry Cieman Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ Denman, Elliott. "A racewalking legend at the NYRR Millrose Games". Runnerspace.com. Runnerspace.com. Retrieved 19 June 2019.