Alain Mosconi
 Alain Mosconi at the 1966 European championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 September 1949 Puteaux, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CN Marseille | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alain Mosconi (born 9 September 1949) is a French former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in six freestyle, butterfly and medley relay events. In 1968 he won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle and finished in fifth place in the 200 m individual freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. In 1972, his best achievement was seventh place in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[1]
He won two medals at the European Championships in 1966 and 1970.[2] In 1967 he set world records in the 400 metres freestyle and 800 metres freestyle.
He was president of General Motors, SEAT and Fiat, in France.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Alain Mosconi". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ Todor Krastev (18 December 2010). "Swimming 11th European Championship 1966 Utrecht (NED)". Todor66.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
- ^ L'Anti-Crise, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Paris, Dunod, 1994, pp. 64–65
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- World record setters in swimming
- Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
- European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
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