Xavier Marchand

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Xavier Marchand
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Full nameXavier Marchand
NationalityFlag of France.svg  France
Born (1973-08-04) 4 August 1973 (age 49)
Deauville, Lower Normandy, France
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Medley

Xavier Marchand (born 4 August 1973 in Deauville) is a former medley swimmer from France, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia. [1] He won his first international medal (silver) in 1997, at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships in the 200 m individual medley behind the Netherlands' Marcel Wouda. Swimmer Léon Marchand is his son.

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References

  1. Xavier Marchand at Sports Reference