Leon Marchand

2024 - 7 - 31

Leon Marchand: Uuden ajan uimari voittaa kultaa kuin leikkiä vaan!

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Leon Marchand teki historiallisen suorituksen voittamalla kultaa 200 metrin perhosuinnissa ja 200 metrin rintauinnissa. Lue kuinka tämä nuori tähti teki sen!

2024 Pariisin olympialaisissa ranskalainen uimari Léon Marchand teki historiaa voittamalla kultamitalin sekä 200 metrin perhosuinnissa että 200 metrin rintauinnissa. Happihyppy ja viime hetken kiihdytys varmistivat hänen voittonsa, kun hän ohitti Unkarin mestarin Kristóf Milák'in ja asetti uuden olympiaennätyksen 1:51.21. Tämä huikea suoritus sai kotiyleisön villiintymään, ja Marchand nautti jokaisesta hetkestä vedessä, mikä teki hänen saavutuksestaan entistäkin mahtavamman.

Jo ennen viimeistä kisaa Marchand oli itse asiassa uinut 200 metriä perhosuinnin kultamitalin, mutta hän ei jäänyt siihen. Vain kaksi tuntia myöhemmin hän pakeni altaaseen voittamaan myös 200 metriä rintauintia, jolloin hänestä tuli ensimmäinen uimari sitten vuonna 1976, joka voitti kaksi kultamitalia yhteen päivään. Marchand’in kahden kultamitalin voitto ja olympiaennätyksen rikkominen herättivät keskustelua hänen uran mahdollisista suuremmista saavutuksista. Mikäli hän jatkaa tällä tiellä, hän voi hyvinkin päästä nousemaan muiden uimarin suuruuksien, kuten Michael Phelpsin, rinnalle.

Kyseessä on todella poikkeuksellinen saavutus, ja se osoittaa, kuinka tiukkaa kilpailua huipputasolla on. Kilpailujen aikana fanit saattoivat huomata, miten Marchand puhalsi energiaa ja yritti ylittää itsensä. Hän on nuori talentti, joka on jo vakiinnuttanut paikkansa uimamaailmassa ja Eiffel-tornin varjossa uiminen on varmasti jäänyt varjoon historian kirjoissa.

Mielenkiintoista on, että Marchand's voitot ovat herättäneet huomattavaa huomiota myös muiden urheilijoiden parissa. Esimerkiksi amerikkalainen uimari Katie Ledecky, joka voitti kahdeksannen kultamitalinsa samalla illalla, loi kanssa historiaa yhdessä. Marchand ja Ledecky ovat kaksi aitoa supertähteä, jotka ovat osoittaneet, että unelmia voi saavuttaa työllä ja omistautumisella. Pariisin olympialaisten aikakausi tulee varmasti jäämään historiaan, eikä kuukausia tarvitse enää odottaa ennen kuin ensi kisoissa kuullaan taas näistä huipuista!

Leon Marchand wins gold in 200m fly; 200m breaststroke to come (NBC Olympics)

Leon Marchand is bidding for a pair of Wednesday gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Night 5 of swimming.

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Paris 2024 swimming: All results, as France's Leon Marchand claims ... (Olympics)

France's Leon Marchand wins his second Olympic gold in men's 200m butterfly with a new Olympic record time. Marchand made a last-minute move to pass ...

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Paris Olympics, Day 5 Finals: Leon Marchand Roars Past Kristof ... (Swimming World Magazine)

Leon Marchand came past reigning champion Kristof Milak to claim the 200 fly title in an Olympic record of 1:51.21.

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Paris Olympics: Léon Marchand wins gold again, setting up ... (Yahoo Sports)

Léon Marchand won the 200-meter butterfly with a come-from-behind final 50 to beat Hungarian star Kristof Milak.

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Léon Marchand rallies for a second gold medal, beating Milák in the ... (KLRT - FOX16.com)

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Léon Marchand kicked off an improbable double with a finishing kick for the ages. Trailing most of the race, Marchand surged past ...

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Leon Marchand breaks another ... (Eurosport.com)

Leon Marchand delighted the Parisian crowd by securing the men's 200m butterfly gold with another Olympic record performance.

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Léon Marchand completes unprecedented double, wins gold in ... (The New York Times)

NANTERRE, France — French sensation Léon Marchand continued his spectacular run at the Paris Olympics by becoming the first swimmer in history to win the ...

France's Léon Marchand chases down Kristóf Milák of Hungary to ... (WTOP)

NANTERRE, France (AP) — France's Léon Marchand chases down Kristóf Milák of Hungary to win gold in the men's 200 butterfly.

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Paris 2024 swimming: Leon Marchand dethrones second reigning ... (Olympic Channel)

The French poster boy for the Paris 2024 Olympics sets an Olympic record time in the 200m breaststroke.

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Leon Marchand Becomes First Swimmer Since 1976 To Win Two ... (SwimSwam)

Less than two hours after winning gold in the 200 butterfly, Leon Marchand brought the house down in Paris by winning the 200 breaststroke.

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Léon Marchand rallies for a second gold medal, beating Milák in the ... (WVNS-TV)

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Léon Marchand kicked off an improbable double with a finishing kick for the ages. Trailing most of the race, Marchand surged past ...

Leon Marchand wins gold in 200m fly, 200m breaststroke (NBC Olympics)

Leon Marchand's bid for a pair of Wednesday gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics was a smashing success.

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Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in ... (KGET 17)

Take that, Phelps, who did several doubles of his own while claiming a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “I really enjoyed every moment of ...

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Olympic swimming: Leon Marchand and Katie Ledecky create ... (BBC News)

Leon Marchand creates history in front of a wild home crowd while Katie Ledecky won a record-equalling eighth Olympic gold medal on an epic night of ...

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Paris Olympics, Day 5 Finals Heat Sheet: Leon Marchand Chases ... (Swimming World Magazine)

Paris Olympics, Day 5 Finals Heat Sheet: Leon Marchand Chases Double Gold on Busiest Night of Racing. The Wednesday evening finals session will be the ...

France's Léon Marchand chases down Kristóf Milák of Hungary to ... (Daily Union)

NANTERRE, France (AP) — France's Léon Marchand chases down Kristóf Milák of Hungary to win gold in the men's 200 butterfly.

French swimmer Leon Marchand wins two individual gold medals in ... (NBC Olympics)

Leon Marchand's bid for a pair of Wednesday gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics was a smashing success.

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Léon Marchand sets two Olympic records; gold medal haul at 3 ... (ESPN)

France's Léon Marchand completed one of the most audacious doubles in swimming history at the Paris Games, winning the 200-meter butterfly and the 200 ...

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Léon Marchand's magical night: ASU swimmer wins 2 gold medals ... (AZCentral.com)

ASU junior Léon Marchand, who turned professional following the NCAA season, won two gold medals in a single day at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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How Léon Marchand Pulled Off Historic Double with Two Golds in ... (Sports Illustrated)

The Frenchman continued his magical run in Paris by becoming the first swimmer in history to win the 200 butterfly and the 200 breaststroke at the same ...

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Léon Marchand pulls off one of the most audacious doubles in ... (NewsCenterMaine.com WCSH-WLBZ)

Leon Marchand, of France, celebrates after winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Olympics. Léon Marchand pulls off one of ...

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French swimmer Léon Marchand cruises to two Olympic gold medals (Financial Times)

The 22-year-old sets two records in one night in a huge show of strength.

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Leon Marchand delivers as the new king of Olympic swimming - ESPN (ESPN)

Here's how the swimmer, touted as the face of the Paris Games, prepared to dominate -- and executed on that plan, with three gold medals already.

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Paris Olympics: Marchand pulls off the most audacious doubles in ... (The Associated Press)

Turns out, those comparisons to Michael Phelps weren't farfetched at all when it comes to Léon Marchand. They certainly weren't a burden for the 22-year-old ...

Olympic moment of the day: Léon Marchand turns himself into a ... (KEYT)

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Nanterre, France (CNN) — There are moments in sports when you can feel an athlete becoming a legend before your very eyes.

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Katie Ledecky and Leon Marchand Put on an Incredible Show at the ... (TIME)

French swimmer Leon Marchard won two more gold medals, while American Katie Ledecky picked up one at the Paris Olympics.

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Léon Marchand, Katie Ledecky and a night worthy of Olympic ... (The Athletic)

We walk into sports arenas never quite knowing what we'll see, hoping we'll never forget it. On Wednesday, Olympic swimming delivered.

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