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Joseph Guillemot: Life After War
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French runner Joseph Guillemot was not favoured to win the 5,000-metre race at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Given his personal history, it was amazing that he was even able to compete. A veteran of World War I, Guillemot had survived a poison gas attack while fighting on the front line only a few years before the Games. His lungs were badly injured, and doctors prescribed an unusual treatment—a long-distance running regime—in an attempt to return him to health. Guillemot’s recovery exceeded all expectations. He returned to active duty in the French army and began competing in races after ...(100 of 324 words)

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