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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 400 metres individual medley and short course 200 metres individual medley; the Olympic record holder in the 200 metres butterfly, the 200 metres breaststroke, the 200 metres individual medley and the 400 metres individual medley; and the French ...
Besides swimming champion Léon Marchand and judoka superstar Teddy Riner, the French women’s basketball team made Team France proud on the final day with a nail-biting game against Team USA and ...
French hero Léon Marchand wins gold in record time French swimmer Léon Marchand entered Olympic competition with enormous expectations and the weight of the host nation on his shoulders. So far ...
But he ripped past Milak over the last length of the pool, and won in an Olympic record time of 1:51.21. Milak was over a half-second back at 1:51.75 — meaning Marchand beat him by 1.26 seconds ...
NANTERRE, France (AP) — The party for Léon Marchand spread beyond the pool, quickly sweeping all across Paris. At Stade de France, hosting the first night of track and field, an enormous ovation broke out when Marchand won his fourth gold medal of the Olympics. The roar was so loud that the first heat of the 400-meter run in the decathlon ...
French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates after Leon Marchand of Team France wins gold in the Men's 200-m Individual Medley Final at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games on Aug. 02, 2024 in ...
Marchand was under world-record pace on the final turn but faded a bit coming home, touching in 4 minutes, 2.95 seconds — an Olympic record, but just shy of his own world mark of 4:02.50. Marchand claimed that mark at last year’s world championships in Fukuoka, Japan, erasing a record held by Michael Phelps for 15 years.
Coco Gauff loses an argument with the chair umpire and a match to Donna Vekic at the Paris Olympics; Simone Biles and Team USA earn 'redemption' by powering to Olympic gold in women's gymnastics; Great Britain wins gold in the men's 4x200 freestyle swimming relay. Silver goes to U.S. and Australia gets bronze