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Léon Marchand

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Léon Marchand (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ maʁʃɑ̃] ; born 17 May 2002) is a French swimmer. He is the World record holder in the long course 200 and 400 metres individual medley, and in the short course 200 metres individual medley; the Olympic record holder in the 200 and 400 metres individual medley, 200 metres butterfly and the 200 metres breaststroke; the European record holder in the long course 200 and 400 metres individual medley and the 200 meters breaststroke, in the short course 100 and 200 metres individual medley and the French record holder in the long course 200 and 400 metres individual medley, 200 metres butterfly and the 200 metres breaststroke, and in the short course 100, 200, 400 metres individual medley and the 200 metres breaststroke. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the 200 m medley, 200 metre breaststroke, 200 metre butterfly, and 400 metre medley. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Léon Marchand is the 271st most popular swimmer (up from 386th in 2024), the 5,654th most popular biography from France (up from 6,253rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Léon Marchand ranks 271 out of 709. Before him are Tom Jager, Federica Pellegrini, Sylvie Fréchette, Alexander Dale Oen, Louis Handley, and Agneta Eriksson. After him are Mike O'Brien, Jolanda de Rover, Tracy Caulkins, Rick Carey, Marleen Veldhuis, and Therese Alshammar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2002, Léon Marchand ranks 45. Before him are Radu Drăgușin, Ado, Gaten Matarazzo, Alina Zagitova, Reinier Jesus Carvalho, and Edoardo Bove. After him are Klavdia, Karl Hein, Flavio Cobolli, Piero Hincapié, Athing Mu, and Luka Sučić.

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In France

Among people born in France, Léon Marchand ranks 5,654 out of 6,770. Before him are Loïs Boisson (2003), Mohamed Simakan (2000), Cécile Corbel (1980), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (1990), Benoît Bastien (1983), and Paul-Henri Mathieu (1982). After him are Linda Hardy (1973), Thomas Langmann (1971), Philippe Gaumont (1973), Jain (1992), Joseph-Désiré Job (1977), and Karim Ziani (1982).

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Among SWIMMERS In France

Among swimmers born in France, Léon Marchand ranks 7. Before him are Gilbert Bozon (1935), Charles Devendeville (1882), Jean Taris (1909), Jeannette Campbell (1916), Kiki Caron (1948), and Audrey Mestre (1974). After him are Camille Muffat (1989), Laure Manaudou (1986), Florent Manaudou (1990), Alain Bernard (1983), Frédérick Bousquet (1981), and Virginie Dedieu (1979).

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