Clément Lefert
Personal information
Full nameClément Lefert
Nationality France
Born (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987
Nice, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly
ClubOlympic Nice
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 London4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2012 London4×200 m freestyle

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]

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.

See also

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Clément Lefert". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "French Olympic Champion Clement Lefert Retires". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Clement Lefert Profile – University of Southern California Official Athletic Site". Usctrojans.com. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. Avinash Kunnath (29 July 2012). "London 2012 Results: Clement Lefert Bests Michael Phelps And Ryan Lochte, Kim Rhode With Milestone Gold – SB Nation Los Angeles". Losangeles.sbnation.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. "Two more Olympic swimming medals for Pac-12 > Pac12 > News-London". Pac-10.org. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  6. Légion d'Honneur: Aschieri, Muffat et Agnel dans la promo du 1er janvier Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine – nicematin.com
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