Which two events did he win on the same night?

200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke

In which order are strokes swum in an individual medley?

Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle

What made his Paris swims special?

A roaring home crowd at La Défense Arena

Léon Marchand Paris Quiz: Four Golds in a Home Olympic Pool

This léon marchand paris quiz dives into a roaring home pool. Play 10 interactive questions on golds in the 400 IM, 200 butterfly, 200 breaststroke and 200 IM, winning two of them in about two hours on one night, coach Bob Bowman, breaking Michael Phelps's last individual world record, his Olympian parents and his roots in Toulouse.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Golds
How many individual golds did Marchand win in Paris?
IM
Which medley events did he win?
Night
Which two events did he win on the same night?
Coach
Which famous coach trains Marchand?
WR
Whose last individual world record did Marchand break in 2023?
Home
Which French city is Marchand from?
Parents
What do Marchand's parents have in common?
US
Where did Marchand train in college?
Medley
In which order are strokes swum in an individual medley?
Crowd
What made his Paris swims special?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: How many individual golds did Marchand win in Paris?
Answer: Four
A home triumph.
Q2: Which medley events did he win?
Answer: 200 and 400 IM
Individual medley.
Q3: Which two events did he win on the same night?
Answer: 200 butterfly and 200 breaststroke
About two hours apart.
Q4: Which famous coach trains Marchand?
Answer: Bob Bowman
Michael Phelps's coach.
Q5: Whose last individual world record did Marchand break in 2023?
Answer: Michael Phelps
In the 400 IM.
Q6: Which French city is Marchand from?
Answer: Toulouse
In southwest France.
Q7: What do Marchand's parents have in common?
Answer: Both were Olympic swimmers
A swimming family.
Q8: Where did Marchand train in college?
Answer: Arizona State
With Bowman.
Q9: In which order are strokes swum in an individual medley?
Answer: Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle
A fixed order.
Q10: What made his Paris swims special?
Answer: A roaring home crowd at La Défense Arena
France celebrated.

A Home Pool Hero

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Léon Marchand won four individual gold medals in front of roaring home crowds at La Défense Arena. He won the 400 IM, the 200 butterfly, the 200 breaststroke and the 200 IM, and took the butterfly and breaststroke titles on the same night, about two hours apart.

Marchand trains with Bob Bowman, Michael Phelps's longtime coach, whom he followed from Arizona State. In 2023 he broke Phelps's last individual world record, in the 400 IM.

From Toulouse, Marchand comes from a swimming family: both his parents were Olympic swimmers. In an individual medley, strokes are swum in the order butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, and his skill in all four made him a star.

What This Quiz Teaches

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What Marchand won
Which night was historic
Who coaches him
Whose record he broke
Where he comes from

Did You Know?

He is famous for long underwater phases.
French fans chanted his name.
He also won relay bronze.
His breaststroke is especially strong.
He trained in Texas after Bowman moved.