page_title: Jules Ladoumègue
hierarchical_section_title: Jules Ladoumègue
caption_attribution_description: Colombes&#160;: championnat de France&#160;: Ladoumègue (portrait à 2 m)&#160;: [photographie de presse] / Agence Meurisse
context_page_description: Jules Ladoumègue was a French middle-distance runner. He became a running star as the sport enjoyed a huge resurgence at the start of the Great Depression, fueled in large part by newsreel coverage. His career was abruptly cut short when he was banned for life from track for payments he received for several races.
context_section_description: Jules Ladoumègue (10 December 1906 – 2 March 1973) was a French middle-distance runner. He became a running star as the sport enjoyed a huge resurgence at the start of the Great Depression, fueled in large part by newsreel coverage. His career was abruptly cut short when he was banned for life from track for payments he received for several races.
caption: Jules Ladoumègue in 1928
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