Alain Gottvallès
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's swimming | ||
Representing  France
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| European Championships | ||
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1962 Leipzig | 100 m freestyle |
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1962 Leipzig | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1962 Leipzig | 4×200 m freestyle |
Alain Gottvallès (22 March 1942 – 29 February 2008) was a French swimmer, born in Casablanca, Morocco. He was world record holder in 100 metres freestyle in 1964, the first swimmer to complete the distance in less than 53 seconds.
He participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he placed fifth in 100 metre freestyle.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Alain Gottvallès". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
External links[]
- Alain Gottvallès at Olympic.org (archived)
- Alain Gottvallès at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Alain Gottvallès at Olympics.com
- Alain Gottvallès at Olympedia
- Alain Gottvallès at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1942 births
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- Swimmers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- French male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
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