 Marc-Antoine Olivier, Eilat Israel, 31 March 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National team | France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28) Denain, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Denain Natation Porte Du Hainaut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marc-Antoine Olivier (born 18 June 1996) is a French competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance open water events.
Career
Olivier's father and brother were both swimmers, which inspired him to take up the sport as well. He began swimming when he was seven in Denain, France, and he began open-water swimming at the age of fifteen. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships he finished 6th in the 10 km open water, which qualified him for the Olympic marathon.
He won the bronze medal in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, outtouching Zu Lijun of China who was recorded in the same time.
He was qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he finished 6th.
References
- "Marc-Antoine Olivier". Rio 2016 Organization. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marc-Antoine Olivier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- "Marc-Antoine Olivier | fina.org – Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- "Les JO en DIRECT : Marc-Antoine Olivier en bronze sur le marathon de la natation, 25e médaille pour la France". Le Figaro. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "France Names 27 Swimmer Roster For 2021 European Swimming Championships". SwimSwam. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
External links
- Marc-Antoine Olivier at World Aquatics
- Marc-Antoine Olivier at SwimRankings.net
- Marc-Antoine Olivier at Olympics.com
- Marc-Antoine Olivier at Olympedia
- Marc-Antoine Olivier at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
| World Champions in Men's 5km Open Water | |
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- French male freestyle swimmers
- French male long-distance swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for France
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Sportspeople from Nord (French department)
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- People from Denain
- Military World Games silver medalists for France
- Military World Games medalists in swimming
- Military World Games bronze medalists for France
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics