Léo Bergère (; born 28 June 1996) is a French professional
triathlete
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.
He finished third at the 2020
World Triathlon Series
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, and qualified to compete at the
2020 Tōkyō Olympics, where he finished 21st in the
men's triathlon.
He was crowned world champion at November 2022 in
Abu Dhabi
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,
Yas Island
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Yas Island holds the ...
during the
2022 World Triathlon Championship Finals.
On 31 July 2024, he won the bronze medal at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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on home soil.
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References
1996 births
Living people
French male triathletes
Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic triathletes for France
21st-century French sportsmen
Sportspeople from Isère
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in triathlon
Triathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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