Eugène Allonsius

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]

Eugène Allonsius

Eugène Allonsius in 1966
Personal information
Born	(1937-12-12) 12 December 1937 (age 87) Westdorpe, the Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Middle- and long-distance running
Club	SC Anderlechtois

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