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French swimmer (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clément Lefert (born 26 September 1987 in Nice) is a retired French Olympic champion in swimming.[1][2][3] He won a gold medal at the London 2012 Summer Olympics in the 4 × 100 meters freestyle relay, with teammates Amaury Leveaux, Fabien Gilot, and Yannick Agnel, besting the American relay team that included Michael Phelps.[4] He also won a silver medal in the 4 x 200 meters freestyle relay.[5] Lefert is an economics major at the University of Southern California (USC), and holds USC's record in the 200 yard freestyle (1:33.67).[3]
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| Full name | Clément Lefert | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  France | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1987 Nice, France | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, butterfly | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Olympic Nice | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 1 January 2013, Lefert was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the Legion of Honour.[6]
After finishing his higher education studies, he started as a trader in a commodities trading company in London.
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