Léon Flameng

Who was Léon Flameng?

Léon Flameng was a French cyclist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Flameng competed in the 333 metres, 2 kilometres, 10 kilometres and 100 kilometres races. His best finish was in the longest of the races, as he finished the 100 kilometres with a time of 3:08:19.2 to win the event. He took second in the 10 kilometres, barely behind countryman Paul Masson as both had the time of 17:54.2. In the 2 kilometres, Flameng finished third. In his shortest event, he tied with two other cyclists for fifth place in the 333 metres at 27.0 seconds.

He was killed in action during World War I near to Ève, Oise.