▁metres ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁European ▁Ind oor ▁Championships . ▁ ▁Ver vo ort ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁world ▁record ▁holder ▁in ▁the ▁s eld om - cont ested ▁ 4 ▁× ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁metres ▁relay , ▁with ▁ 1 4 : 4 9 . 0 ▁minutes ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁His ▁team m ates ▁were ▁Michel ▁J azy , ▁Claude ▁Nicolas ▁and ▁Jean ▁W ad oux . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁middle - distance ▁run ners ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁long - distance ▁run ners ▁Category : World ▁record ▁set ters ▁in ▁athlet ics ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁family ▁C ri od ril idae ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁genus ▁C ri od ril us ▁compr ising ▁lim icol ous ▁( m ud - d well ing ) ▁and / or ▁aqu atic ▁earth w orm s ▁en demic ▁to ▁the ▁Pala ear ctic ▁currently ▁known ▁only ▁from ▁Europe ▁and ▁Japan , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Only ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁species ▁are ▁described , ▁and ▁the ▁type , ▁C ri od ril us ▁la cu um , ▁has ▁been ▁introduced ▁into ▁North ▁and ▁South ▁Amer icas , ▁and ▁is ▁found ▁rarely ▁in ▁plant ▁p ots ▁or ▁p addy ▁fields . ▁ ▁The ▁C ri od ril idae ▁are ▁character ised ▁by ▁h olo ic ▁ne ph rid ia ▁absent ▁from ▁anterior ▁segments ▁( cf