World record holder Leon Marchand crushed his competition in the men’s 400-meter individual medley to win France’s third gold medal of the Paris Games, his first ever Olympic medal in his ...

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The Toulouse, France native holds school records in the 100 free, 500 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM as well as NCAA records in the 200 IM, 200 breast, 500 free, 400 free relay ...

France hails new hero Leon Marchand, ... Twenty minutes after the last medal ceremony was over on Aug 2, the crowd inside Paris La Defense Arena were still chanting his name in the stands.