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 | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1987-09-26) 26 September 1987 (age 34) 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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.