France's Marchand wins men's 200m individual medley gold at Paris Games
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Updated: 2024-08-03 03:28
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PARIS -- Local hero Leon Marchand clinched his fourth gold medal of the Paris Olympics by winning the men's 200m individual medley final on Friday.
The 22-year-old Frenchman set a new Olympic record of 1 minute, 54.06 seconds to finish more than a second ahead of Britain's Duncan Scott, who took silver.
Wang Shun of China claimed bronze, almost two seconds off the pace.
Marchand has also won golds in the 200m butterfly, 200m breaststroke and 400m individual medley at these Games.
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