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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 ...
The tip of the vaulting pole is angled higher than eye level until three paces from takeoff, when the pole tip descends efficiently, amplifying run speed as the pole is planted into the vault box. The faster the vaulter can run and the more efficient their take-off is, the greater the kinetic energy that can be achieved and used during the vault.
He was the first pole vaulter to clear 6.0 meters and 6.10 meters. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] He held the indoor world record of 6.15 meters, set on 21 February 1993 in Donetsk , Ukraine [ 8 ] for almost 21 years until France's Renaud Lavillenie cleared 6.16 meters on February 15, 2014, at the same meet in the same arena . [ 9 ]
Marchand completed one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history Wednesday night, winning the 200-meter butterfly and the 200 breaststroke about two hours apart in front of a home crowd ...
Leon Marchand of France celebrates after setting a world record in the men’s 200m individual medley final during Day 2 of the World Swimming World Cup 2024 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre on Nov. 1 ...
Marchand and Katie Ledecky rule at the pool . The pool has belonged to Marchand, who electrified a home crowd Friday night when he won his fourth gold by setting an Olympic record in the 200-meter individual medley. He also won gold in the 400-meter individual medley, 200-meter butterfly and 200-meter backstroke.
The 22-year-old Marchand pulled away in his heat to touch in 4 minutes, 8.30 seconds, with some 15,000 fans at La Defense Arena chanting on every stroke. “It was a crazy thing,” Marchand said ...
The introduction in the early 1950s of flexible vaulting poles made from composites such as fiberglass or carbon fiber allowed vaulters to achieve greater height. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The present record of 6.26 m ( 20 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) was set by Armand Duplantis , competing for Sweden at the Silesia Diamond League .