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French swimmer
Alain Mosconi
Alain Mosconi at the 1966 European championships
Personal information
Born (1949-09-09) 9 September 1949 (age 75)
Puteaux, France
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubCN Marseille
Medal record
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 400 m freestyle
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1970 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Utrecht 400 m freestyle

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.

He won two medals at the European Championships in 1966 and 1970. 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.

See also

References

  1. "Alain Mosconi". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. Todor Krastev (18 December 2010). "Swimming 11th European Championship 1966 Utrecht (NED)". Todor66.com. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  3. L'Anti-Crise, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Paris, Dunod, 1994, pp. 64–65

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