Christophe Marchand (born August 6, 1972, in

Villeparisis Villeparisis () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris from the centre. Inhabitants of Villeparisis are called ''Villeparisiens''. ...

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) is a retired

freestyle swimmer Freestyle is a category of swimming competition, defined by the rules of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), in which competitors are subject to a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most commo ...

from

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. He competed at two consecutive

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for his native country, starting in 1988. He twice claimed the gold medal at the

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in the men's 400 metres freestyle event.

References

* 1972 births Living people People from Villeparisis French male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Swimmers at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Swimmers at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Sportspeople from Seine-et-Marne Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-swimming-bio-stub