Xavier Le Floch is a French

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. Le Floch won his first World Championships medal at the

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in 2003, held in

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where he finished in third position, claiming the bronze.

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. Retrieved on 25 May 2013. Two years later in

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he would equal his effort and won his second bronze medal at the same event. He won the silver medal at the 2007 Triathlon Long Distance World Championships in

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, beating his fellow country man Sebastien Berlier for the bronze medal, but finished behind

Julien Loy Julien Loy (born 1 February 1976) is a French triathlete. He won the gold medal at the 2007 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Lorient, becoming the world champion and beating his fellow countrymen Xavier Le Floch and Sebastie ...

, also from France.

References

Living people French male triathletes Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-triathlon-bio-stub