 Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Pamwe chete Lermusiaux akakwikwidza mumitambo mina yakasiyana-siyana paMitambo yeOlympic yezhizha ya1896, akakunda kupisa kwake kwekutanga kwemamita 800nenguva ya2:16.6, akabva pamutambo wokupedzisira uyo waizoitwa mazuva matatu gare gare asi akasarudza kuzvichengetera kumakwikwi emarathon aiitika zuva rimwe pashure pomutambo wokupedzisira wemamita 800. Mumakwikwi emamita 1 500, ayo aiitwa munhangemutange imwe chete, Lermusiaux akatungamira kubva pakutanga, asi mumutsetse wekupedzisira akapfuurwa naEdwin Flack naArthur Blake, uye akapedza wechitatu. 