Edgard Salvé (born 1 August 1946) is a retired Belgian middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres.

He was born in Bensberg, Germany, but represented the sports club RFC Liège.[1] His greatest achievement was winning the 1969 European Indoor Games.[2] He finished fifth at the 1967 European Indoor Games,[3] fourth at the 1969 European Championships.[4] and seventh at the 1970 European Indoor Championships,[5] and also competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games without reaching the final.[1]

His personal best time was 3:39.91 minutes (1969).[1] In the 3000 metres he finished seventh at the 1975 European Indoor Championships.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edgard Salvé". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "1969 European Indoor Games, men's 1500 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "1967 European Indoor Games, men's 1500 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Men 1500m Athletics IX European Championships 1969 Athens (GRE)". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "1970 European Indoor Championships, men's 1500 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "1975 European Indoor Championships, men's 3000 metres final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 4 September 2016.



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