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| Born | (1965-07-15) 15 July 1965 (age 59) 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. He finished sixth and fourth in the same event at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, respectively. 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. In 2012, he tried to revive the swimming race through Paris.
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
Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers for France
- French male freestyle swimmers
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France
- Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 1987 Mediterranean Games
- Swimmers from Paris
- 20th-century French sportsmen