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French swimmer Marchand wins gold medal with Olympic record
Leon Marchand's 4:02.95 time in men's 400m individual medley is new Olympic record
Selçuk Buğra Gökalp |
28.07.2024 - Update : 28.07.2024
Gold Medalist Leon Marchand of Team France celebrates during medal ceremony following the Men's 400m Individual Medley Final on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 28, 2024 in Nanterre, France.
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French swimmer Leon Marchand has won the gold medal in the men's 400m individual medley at Paris 2024 Olympics with an Olympic record setting time on Sunday.
Marchand's 4 minutes 02.95 seconds time set the new Olympic record, passing former record of US swimmer Michael Phelps, which was 4 minutes 03.84 seconds.
The current world record of the course was also owned by Marchand with 4 minutes 02.50 seconds.
Matsushita Tomoyuki of Japan was awarded silver medal with 4 minutes 08.62 seconds, while US swimmer Carson Foster bagged the bronze with 4 minutes 08.66 seconds.
