Laurent Neuville
French swimmer
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| Born | (1965-07-15) 15 July 1965 (age 58) Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | CA Orsay/Racing Club de France | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laurent Neuville (born 15 July 1965) is a French swimmer who won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle at the 1989 European Aquatics Championships.[1] He finished sixth and fourth in the same event at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, respectively.[2] Individually, he won a silver medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1987 Mediterranean Games.
After retirement from senior swimming he was competing in the masters category and set world records in freestyle events.[3][4] In 2012, he tried to revive the swimming race through Paris.[5]
References
- ^ Laurent NEUVILLE. les-sports.info
- ^ Laurent Neuville. sports-reference.com
- ^ FINA WORLD MASTERS TOP 10 - LONG COURSE METERS 2010. mastersswimming.org.au
- ^ FINA WORLD MASTERS RECORDS - LONG COURSE METERS as of JUNE 20, 2012 Archived November 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. fina.org
- ^ French swimmers denied chance to race through Paris. france24.com (2012-08-07).
External links
- Laurent Neuville at Olympics.com
