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Marc-Antoine Olivier

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Marc-Antoine Olivier
Marc-Antoine Olivier, Eilat Israel, 31 March 2019
Personal information
National teamFrance
Born (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996 (age 28)[1]
Denain, France[2]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubDenain Natation Porte Du Hainaut
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 km open water
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest 5 km open water
Gold medal – first place 2017 Budapest Team event
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 10 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 5 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2024 Doha 10 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 10 km open water
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 5 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2020 Budapest 10 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rome 10 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2024 Belgrade 5 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2024 Belgrade 10 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Team open water
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 5 km open water
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Belgrade Team relay
European Open Water Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Hoorn 10 km open water
Military World Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan 800 m freestyle

Marc-Antoine Olivier (born 18 June 1996) is a French competitive swimmer who specialises in long-distance open water events.

Career

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Olivier's father and brother were both swimmers, which inspired him to take up the sport as well. He began swimming when he was seven in Denain, France, and he began open-water swimming at the age of fifteen.[3] At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships he finished 6th in the 10 km open water, which qualified him for the Olympic marathon.

He won the bronze medal in the 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, outtouching Zu Lijun of China who was recorded in the same time.[4]

He was qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he finished 6th.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Marc-Antoine Olivier". Rio 2016 Organization. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marc-Antoine Olivier". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Marc-Antoine Olivier | fina.org – Official FINA website". www.fina.org. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Les JO en DIRECT : Marc-Antoine Olivier en bronze sur le marathon de la natation, 25e médaille pour la France". Le Figaro. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "France Names 27 Swimmer Roster For 2021 European Swimming Championships". SwimSwam. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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