Paul Arpin (born 20 February 1960 in Bourg-Saint-Maurice) is a retired long-distance runner from France, who represented his native country in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in seventh place.
Paul Arpin also finished third at the 1987 IAAF World Cross Country Championships behind Kenyans John Ngugi and Paul Kipkoech. He was also part of the bronze medal-winning French team at the 1988 edition behind Kenya and Ethiopia (Paul Arpin finished 11th individually)
Achievements Representing 1986European ChampionshipsStuttgart, West Germany —10,000mDNF1987World Cross Country Championships Warsaw, Poland 3rdLong race (11.95 km)36:51World Championships Rome, Italy13th10,000 m28:29.21 1988Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea7th10,000 m27:39.361990European ChampionshipsSplit, Yugoslavia17th10,000m28:38.67
References 1988 Year Ranking