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Christophe Marchand

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Christophe Marchand
Personal information
Full nameChristophe Marchand
NationalityFrench
Born (1972-08-06) August 6, 1972 (age 52)
Villeparisis, Seine-et-Marne
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubVilleparisis N
Racing Club de France
Medal record
European Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Sheffield 4×200 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1993 Narbonne 400 m freestyle

Christophe Marchand (born August 6, 1972, in Villeparisis, Seine-et-Marne) is a retired freestyle swimmer from France. He competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. He twice claimed the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in the men's 400 metres freestyle event.

He is the older brother of Xavier Marchand, brother-in-law of Céline Bonnet, and uncle of Léon Marchand.

References

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christophe Marchand". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.