Jean Konings Explained

Jean Konings (4 March 1886  - 29 May 1974) was a Belgian athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres event, Konings placed second in his first-round heat with a time of 11.6 seconds. His loss to Reggie Walker, who had run the race in 11.0 seconds, resulted in Konings' elimination from the competition.^[1]

Sources

• www.sports-reference.com Jean Konings' profile
• Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
• Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 15 July 2006 . 27 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html . dead .
• Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 15 July 2006 . pl . 16 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090216130930/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ . dead .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jean Konings . Olympedia . 4 March 2021.