Leon Marchand is a French competitive swimmer, born May 17, 2002, in Toulouse, France, who specializes in breaststroke, individual medley, butterfly and freestyle events. At the 2024 Paris Olympics he became the fourth swimmer, and third male swimmer, in Olympic history to win four individual gold medals at a single Games, taking the 200 meter breaststroke, 200 meter butterfly, 200 meter medley and 400 meter medley, and also won a bronze medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay. He won seven gold medals across the 2022, 2023 and 2025 World Championships, becoming the first French male swimmer to win gold in the 200 meter butterfly at that event, holds multiple world records in individual medley events and European records in several events, and as a collegiate swimmer for Arizona State University won NCAA titles and helped the team to its first ever national championship in 2024.
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Career HighlightFirst French Olympian to win four gold medals at the same Olympics, at the 2024 Summer Olympics 2 Classification
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Is Léon Marchand related to other Olympians?
Olympedia lists him as the son of Xavier Marchand and Céline Bonnet and the nephew of Christophe Marchand.
Yes. Olympedia lists his Olympic family relations as the son of Xavier Marchand and the son of Céline Bonnet, and as the nephew of Christophe Marchand.
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Léon Marchand (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ maʁʃɑ̃] ; born 17 May 2002) is a French professional swimmer actively training in the US.
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Léon Marchand (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ maʁʃɑ̃] ; born 17 May 2002) is a French professional swimmer.
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May 17, 2002
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17 May 2002
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French
2024 Summer Olympics
first French Olympian to win four gold medals at the same Olympics
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Léon Marchand (French pronunciation: [leɔ̃ maʁʃɑ̃] ; born 17 May 2002) is a French professional swimmer actively training in the US. He is the World record holder in the long course 200 and 400 metres individual medley, and in the short course 200 metres individual medley; the Olympic record holder
Competed In: 2024 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals in the 200 m medley, 200 metre breaststroke, 200 metre butterfly, and 400 metre medley.
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