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Albin Lermusiaux -LRB- 9 August 1874 -- 1940 -RRB- was a French athlete and shooter who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens .. French. France. athlete. athlete. shooter. shooting. 1896 Summer Olympics. 1896 Summer Olympics. Athens. Athens. In total Lermusiaux competed in four different events at the 1896 Summer Olympics , he won his preliminary heat of the 800 metres with a time of 2 :16.6 , he withdrew from the final which was to take place three days later but decided to save himself for the marathon which was taking place a day after the 800 metres final .. 1896 Summer Olympics. 1896 Summer Olympics. 800 metres. Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres. marathon. Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon. In the 1500 metres event , which was conducted in a single race , Lermusiaux led from the start , but in the final straight was passed by Edwin Flack and Arthur Blake , and finished third .. 1500 metres. Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres. Edwin Flack. Edwin Flack. Arthur Blake. Arthur Blake ( middle-distance runner ). On the 10th April , Lermusiaux along with another 16 runners competed in the marathon , up to the 20km mark the Frenchman was leading the race , but with the poor roads , heat and uphill grade runners started to drop out , Lermusiaux staggered to a stop and received an alcohol rub by an attendant , when he tried to resume he knew he would n't finish so withdrew at the 32km mark .. marathon. Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon. Frenchman. France. Lermusiaux also competed in the military rifle shooting event , Lermusiaux 's place and score are unknown , but it is known he was not among the top 13 in the 42-man competitions .. military rifle shooting. Shooting at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre military rifle. Domestically Lermusiaux was affiliated with Racing Club de France and won the French championships in cross country -LRB- 1895 -RRB- and 1500 m -LRB- 1896 -RRB- and set national records , which were at the time also European records over 1500 m -LRB- in 1895 at 4 :18.4 and in 1896 at 4 :10.4 -RRB- , 1 mile -LRB- in 1895 at 4 :37.4 -RRB- , and 3000 m -LRB- in 1895 at 9 :22.4 -RRB- .. French. France. Racing Club de France. Racing Club de France