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Paris Olympics: French Swimmer Marchand Takes Historic Double Within 2 Hours
Paris La Defense Arena: French superstar Leon Marchand stunned reigning champion Zac Stubblety-Cook to take his second Olympic gold medal in a day with an Olympic record time of 2:05.85 in the 200m breaststroke at Paris Games.
With his second gold, Marchand accomplished the rare feat of winning two golds in the same swimming session. In just two hours, he secured two gold medals, dethroned two reigning champions, and set two Olympic records.
This marked the first time since 1976 that a swimmer has won two gold medals in a single night at the Olympic Games.
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