Xavier Marchand
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| Full name | Xavier Marchand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1973 Deauville, Lower Normandy, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
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- French male medley swimmers
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- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France
- Swimmers at the 1997 Mediterranean Games
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