Early morning of August 3, "super swimmer" Leon Marchand convincingly won the men's 200m individual medley, winning the gold medal with a time of 1 minute 54 seconds 06. This achievement broke the record of 1 minute 54 seconds 23 set by Michael Phelps at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, only 1 minute 54 seconds behind the world record set by Ryan Lochte in July 2011 in Shanghai.
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"I don't know how I did it. I haven't had time to think about what mark I've made on French swimming, but I need this time to think about what I've done and how I did it," Marchand said, ecstatic after his victory.
Leon Marchand and his open hand showing off 4 wins
An estimated 15,000 spectators were present at the Paris La Defense Arena to cheer on Leon Marchand as he continued to create miracles. And that belief was duly rewarded when the 22-year-old swimmer from Toulouse started and finished first, about 1.25 seconds ahead of second-place Scott Duncan (UK).
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Even French President Emmanuel Macron is excited about Leon Marchand
The Paris La Defense Arena exploded and one of the VIP guests in the stands, French President Emmanuel Macron, could not hide his excitement as the French team won another gold medal in a very positive way. One of Marchand's two losers, bronze medalist Wang Shun, is the reigning Olympic champion in this distance. The Chinese swimmer's time was 1 minute 56 seconds 10.
Leon Marchand defeated defending champion Wang Shun (left)
"It's unbelievable! It's a miracle to win four gold medals and four Olympic records. I'm so happy and I'll never forget this moment," Marchand told French national television. The 22-year-old swimmer had previously won three gold medals in the 200m breaststroke, 200m butterfly and 400m individual medley.
Leon Marchand wins 200m butterfly medal
It is worth mentioning that Marchand won the gold medal and broke the Olympic record in all four events, with three of these four events directly defeating the reigning Olympic champion and ending their reign (Wang Shun in the men's 200m individual medley, Stubblety-Cook Zac - Australia in the 200m breaststroke, Milak Kristof - Hungary in the 200m butterfly).
Marchand wins 200m breaststroke
Leon Marchand has finished the individual events of this Olympics and the 22-year-old swimmer is receiving a lot of praise, including encouraging messages from the greatest swimmer of all time - Michael Phelps, even though two of the Olympic records broken were Phelps's that had stood for more than two decades.
Leon Marchand makes French swimming history
The 22-year-old French swimmer has matched the feat of legends Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Kristin Otto, who have won four individual swimming gold medals at a single Olympics. Leon Marchand also became the 13th swimmer in history to win four gold medals at a single Olympics (including relay events).
Michael Phelps won four individual gold medals at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Four years later in Beijing 2008, he won a record five individual gold medals out of eight medals he brought home for the U.S. team.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/sieu-kinh-ngu-leon-marchand-gianh-4-hcv-pha-4-ky-luc-olympic-196240803093500606.htm
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