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Xavier Marchand

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Xavier Marchand
Personal information
Full nameXavier Marchand
Nationality France
Born (1973-08-04) 4 August 1973 (age 51)
Deauville, Lower Normandy, France
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  France
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1998 Perth 200 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1997 Seville 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 200 m medley
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Bari 200 m medley

Xavier Marchand (born 4 August 1973 in Deauville) is a former French medley swimmer, who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the silver medal in the men's 200 metres individual medley event at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia.

Career

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After competing in the United States at the college level for Auburn University, Marchand competed in his first Olympics in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] He won his first international medal (silver) in 1997, at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships in the 200 m individual medley, coming in second behind the Netherlands' Marcel Wouda.

Personal life

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Marchand is married to former French Olympic swimmer Céline Bonnet. Their eldest son, Léon Marchand, is a four-time Olympic champion as well as a World and Olympic record holder in the long course. His older brother Christophe Marchand is also a former swimmer.

References

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  1. ^ "Xavier Marchand Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". 2020-04-17. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2024-08-31.