Facts: - sport: middle - and long-distance running - height: 1.81 m ftin on - caption: michel bernard in 1963 - club: as anzin - birth date: 31 december 1931 - weight: 68 kg lb on - image: michel bernard 1963.jpg - birth place: sepmeries , france Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michel bernard -lrb- runner -rrb- .
michel bernard -lrb- born 31 december 1931 -rrb- is a retired french middle - and long-distance runner .he competed at the 1960 and 1964 olympics in the 1500 m and 5000 m and finished in seventh place in all events .during his career he won nine national titles , in the 1500 m -lrb- 1955 and 1959 -rrb- , 5000 m -lrb- 1958 -- 1960 and 1962 -rrb- and 10000 m -lrb- 1961 , 1964 and 1965 -rrb- .between 1985 and 1987 he was president of the federation francaise d'athletisme .