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He and his sister Laure are the first siblings to both win Olympic gold medals in swimming. In addition to swimming, he is known for his dimples, his pierced tongue, and tribal tattoo. |
He and his sister Laure are the first siblings to both win Olympic gold medals in swimming. In addition to swimming, he is known for his dimples, his pierced tongue, and tribal tattoo. |
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Following his young and brilliant swimming career, Florent was awearded Knight of the French National Order of the [[Legion of Honour|Légion d'Honneur]] the for his "eminent merits" in 2013. <ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000026871336 French Official Journal], from Legifrance.gouv.fr; retrieved 2013-01-01.</ref> |
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==Swimming career== |
==Swimming career== |
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| Nationality |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 12, 1990 Villeurbanne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CN Marseille | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Florent Manaudou (born November 12, 1990 in Villeurbanne) is a French competitive swimmer and Olympic champion of the 50-meter freestyle at the 2012 London Olympics in London. He is the son of a French father and a Dutch mother and the younger brother of Laure Manaudou, also an Olympic gold medalist.
Personal life
He first began swimming under the direction of his older brother, Nicholas Manaudou, and later joined the swimming club of Marseilles, France. In 2007 he was the Junior Champion of France of the 50-meter freestyle event. In 2009, he joined the French Army and is currently in an artillery regiment.
He and his sister Laure are the first siblings to both win Olympic gold medals in swimming. In addition to swimming, he is known for his dimples, his pierced tongue, and tribal tattoo.
Following his young and brilliant swimming career, Florent was awearded Knight of the French National Order of the Légion d'Honneur the for his "eminent merits" in 2013. [1]
Swimming career
In his only individual event at 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, the 50-meter butterfly, Manaudou placed fifth in the final with a time of 23.49.[2] It was slightly slower than the times he posted in the heats (23.31) and semifinals (23.32).[3][4] Manaudou also competed in the heats of the 4×100-meter medley relay and as the butterfly leg, had a split of 54.02. The French team did not advance to the final with an overall time of 3:36.21.[5]
At the French Olympic Trials, Manaudou qualified for the 2012 London Olympics in London by finishing second behind Amaury Leveaux in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.95. Despite entering the Olympics with only the 10th fastest time in the men's 50-meter freestyle in the world that year, Manaudou won the gold medal in that event (which was the only event he entered). He thus became the first French gold-medallist of the men's 50-meter freestyle and the sixth French Olympic champion in an individual event.[6] Swimming out in lane 7 in the final, Manaudou had a time of 21.34 and finished ahead of Cullen Jones and favorite César Cielo, the defending champion and world record holder. Manaudou's time was slightly slower than the Olympic record of 21.30 set by Cielo in 2008, but was an unofficial fastest time swam in textile (that is, not wearing a high-tech suit). Going into the final, Manaudou recorded a time of 22.09 in the heats and 21.80 in the semifinals.[7][8]
Following the Olympics, Manaudou competed at the 2012 European Short Course Championships and the 2012 World Short Course Championships held at the end of 2012. At the European Championships in Chartres, Manaudou won five gold medals including an individual title in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 20.70.[9] At the World Championships in Istanbul, Manaudou won one silver and bronze medal. In his specialty event, the 50-meter freestyle, Manaudou placed second behind Russian swimmer Vladimir Morozov (who he beat in Chartres) by three tenths of a second (0.33) with a time of 20.88.[10]
Personal bests
- As of June 15, 2013.
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References
- ^ French Official Journal, from Legifrance.gouv.fr; retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 m butterfly results (final), from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 m butterfly results (heats), from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 50 m butterfly results (semifinals), from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 4×100 m medley relay results (heats), from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ "Swimming at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's 50 metres Freestyle Final". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "Swimming at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's 50 metres Freestyle Round One". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "Swimming at the 2012 London Summer Games: Men's 50 metres Freestyle Semi-Finals". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ^ "2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships – Men's 50 metre freestyle (final)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
- ^ "2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) – Men's 50 metre freestyle (final)". Omega Timing. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
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- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Olympic swimmers of France
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Villeurbanne
- French swimmers
- French people of Dutch descent
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics