François Celis

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameFrançois•Celis
Used nameFrançois•Celis
AffiliationsUnion Saint-Gilloise, Bruxelles (BEL)
NOC Belgium

Biography

François Celis was a Belgian long-distance runner who represented Union Saint-Gilloise. Celis ran in the marathon at the 1908 London Olympics, the only Belgian to compete in the race. He got just over half-way around the course before pulling out of the race at the 14-mile mark.

Personal Best: Mar – unknown.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Athletics BEL François Celis
Marathon, Men (Olympic) DNF