Birth Date: | 10 November 1901 |
Birth Place: | Tournan-en-Brie, France |
Death Date: | 15 July 1961 (aged 59) |
Height: | 160 cm |
Weight: | 60 kg |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | 5000 m, 10,000 m |
Club: | Olympique de Paris Red Star Paris |
Pb: | 5000 m – 15:06.8 (1926) 10,000 m – 31:59.4 (1925) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Robert Henri Marchal (10 November 1901 – 15 July 1961) was a French long-distance runner.[1] He competed in the 10,000 m event at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and finished 9th and 11th, respectively. In 1924 he was also a non-scoring member of the French 3000 m team that won the bronze medal.
Marchal was also a member of French teams that twice won the International Cross Country Championships between 1924 and 1929. Individually he finished third in 1926 and fourth in 1929.