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Yannick Agnel

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Yannick Agnel (born 9 June 1992) is a French former competitive swimmer who specialized in freestyle events, and is a three-time Olympic medalist. In his Olympic debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he won gold in the 200-meter freestyle, gold in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and silver in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay. He is the current world record holder in the 400-meter freestyle (short course), the European record holder in the 800-meter freestyle (short course), and the national record holder in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle (long course). Agnel's success earned him Swimming World's European Swimmer of the Year award in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Yannick Agnel is the 407th most popular swimmer (down from 370th in 2024), the 6,346th most popular biography from France (down from 6,187th in 2019) and the 16th most popular French Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Yannick Agnel ranks 411 out of 709. Before him are Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Chris Jacobs, Otylia Jędrzejczak, Thomas Lurz, Steve Lundquist, Maarten van der Weijden, Bruno Fratus, Ian Crocker, Veniamin Tayanovich, and Lotte Friis. After him are Petar Stoychev, and Jessica Hardy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Yannick Agnel ranks 643. Before him are Adam Hicks, Erika Kirpu, Ogenyi Onazi, Brenda Castillo, Saori Ōnishi, and Chen Ding. After him are Lucien Laviscount, Cican Stankovic, Paul-José M'Poku, María Teresa Torró Flor, Airinė Palšytė, and Katarzyna Kawa.

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In France

Among people born in France, Yannick Agnel ranks 6,346 out of 6,770. Before him are Hélène Laporte (1978), Camel Meriem (1979), Valentin Porte (1990), Anice Badri (1990), Lamine Sané (1987), and Gauthier Grumier (1984). After him are Ian Mahinmi (1986), Rémy Riou (1987), Houda Benyamina (1980), Philippe Méaille (1973), Kévin Tillie (1990), and Frédéric Dufour (1976).

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Among SWIMMERS In France

Among swimmers born in France, Yannick Agnel ranks 16. Before him are Florent Manaudou (1990), Alain Bernard (1983), Frédérick Bousquet (1981), Virginie Dedieu (1979), Amaury Leveaux (1985), and Franck Esposito (1971). After him are Camille Lacourt (1985), Hugues Duboscq (1981), Fabien Gilot (1984), Jérémy Stravius (1988), Grégory Mallet (1984), and Mélanie Henique (1992).

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