Christophe Marchand

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Christophe Marchand (born 6 August 1972 in Villeparisis, Seine-et-Marne) is a retired freestyle swimmer from France. He competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He twice claimed the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in the men's 400 metres freestyle event.

FullnameChristophe Marchand
NationalityFrench
Born (1972-08-06) 6 August 1972 (age 53)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
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Christophe Marchand
Personal information
Full nameChristophe Marchand
NationalityFrench
Born (1972-08-06) 6 August 1972 (age 53)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubVilleparisis N
Racing Club de France
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place1993 Sheffield4×200 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1991 Athens400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place1993 Narbonne400 m freestyle
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He is the older brother of Xavier Marchand, brother-in-law of Céline Bonnet, and uncle of Léon Marchand.

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christophe Marchand". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.


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