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 medley swimmer from France, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country.
Career
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 behind the Netherlands' Marcel Wouda.
Personal life
His son, swimmer Léon Marchand, is triple Olympic champion, World and Olympic record holder in the long course and the French record holder.
References
- ^ Xavier Marchand at Sports Reference
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Deauville
- French male medley swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for France
- 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
- Sportspeople from Calvados (department)
- Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming
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