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| '''Alain Bernard''' ({{IPA-fr|alɛ̃ bɛʁnaʁ}}; born 1 May 1983) is a former French swimmer from ], ]. | '''Alain Bernard''' ({{IPA-fr|alɛ̃ bɛʁnaʁ}}; born 1 May 1983) is a former a French swimmer from ], ]. | ||
| Bernard won a total of four medals (two golds, one silver and one bronze) at two Olympic Games (2008 and 2012). He also won numerous medals at the World Championships (short course and long course) and European Championships (short course and long course). | Bernard won a total of four medals (two golds, one silver and one bronze) at two Olympic Games (2008 and 2012). He also won numerous medals at the World Championships (short course and long course) and European Championships (short course and long course). | ||
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| == 2012 Olympics == | == 2012 Olympics == | ||
| Bernard failed to qualify for the 50 |
Bernard failed to qualify for the 50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle events of the ] in London by finishing only fifth in both events during the French swimming championships in March 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://asia.eurosport.com/swimming/bernard-fails-to-qualify_sto3206190/story.shtml |title=Bernard fails to qualify for London |deadurl=no |accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://asia.eurosport.com/swimming/manaudou-qualifies-again_sto3208959/story.shtml |title=Manaudou and her brother qualify for Olympics |deadurl=no |accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref> He was in the French ] team in the heats at the Olympics, but was not included in the team for the final. France won the event which made Bernard a two-time Olympic gold medalist.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thereporter.com/sports/ci_21190096/french-get-revenge-2008-relay-loss-us |title=French get revenge for 2008 relay loss to US |publisher= The Reporter|deadurl=no |accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref> | ||
| He announced his official retirement from swimming shortly after the 2012 Olympic Games.<ref>http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympic-champion-alain-bernard-makes-retirement-official/</ref> | He announced his official retirement from swimming shortly after the 2012 Olympic Games.<ref>http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympic-champion-alain-bernard-makes-retirement-official/</ref> | ||
| == Argentina helicopter accident == | |||
| {{main|Villa Castelli helicopter crash}} | |||
| On 9 March 2015, as a part of a group of French sports stars participating in reality-television show ], Bernard was on the ground as ten people died when two ] in mid-air during the filming in northwestern Argentina.<ref></ref><ref> . Telegraph, 10 March 2015.</ref> | |||
| == Awards == | == Awards == | ||
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Alain Bernard |
| Nationality |  France |
| Born | (1983-05-01)1 May 1983 Aubagne, France |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | CN Antibes |
| Medal record | |
Alain Bernard (Template:IPA-fr; born 1 May 1983) is a former a French swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Bernard won a total of four medals (two golds, one silver and one bronze) at two Olympic Games (2008 and 2012). He also won numerous medals at the World Championships (short course and long course) and European Championships (short course and long course).
Bernard formerly held the world record for the 50 metres freestyle (long course) and the 100 metres freesyle (long course and short course).
Bernard has a shark tattoo on his right hip.
2008 European (Long Course) Championships
Bernard won the European (Long Course) Championships 2008 100 m freestyle final in a new world record time of 47.50 seconds on 22 March 2008. He had already beaten the world record the previous day, finishing in 47.60 seconds in the semi-finals. On 23 March 2008 Bernard broke Eamon Sullivan's 50 m freestyle world record in the semi-finals of the same championships, setting a new world record of 21.50 seconds. Bernard would go on to win the 50m freesyle final in 21.66 seconds. But Bernard's 21.50-second world record only stood for four days; it was reclaimed by Eamon Sullivan.
2008 Olympics
Prior to the highly anticipated 4x100 freestyle relay, the race for which the French team was the favorite for the gold medal, Bernard claimed to a newspaper when asked about the American team that he and his teammates "were going to smash them. That's what came here for".
At the French national championships, Bernard qualified for the Olympic Games in Beijing in the 50 m freestyle (with a time of 21.69 s) and 100 m freestyle (47.82 s).
Before the 4×100 m freestyle relay, Bernard taunted the American swim team. He and the rest of his French team ended up in second place behind the American team by .08 seconds. Bernard, who had a lead going into the final leg of slightly less than a body length, was caught in the final strokes by Jason Lezak, whose final leg of 46.06 seconds was the fastest relay leg in history.
The close defeat left Bernard "wounded," according to his coach. However, he rebounded to win the men's 100 metres freestyle gold medal. In that 100 metres freestyle final, Lezak tied for the bronze medal. Bernard had one day earlier set a new 100 metres freestyle long course world record of 47.20 s in the semi-finals. Bernard became only the second Frenchman to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming, after Jean Boiteux, who won the 400 m freestyle at the 1952 Helsinki Games. He also finished third in the men's 50 metres freestyle final behind César Cielo Filho of Brazil and Amaury Leveaux of France, making it the first time in Olympic history that France had produced two medallists in a swimming final.
2012 Olympics
Bernard failed to qualify for the 50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle events of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by finishing only fifth in both events during the French swimming championships in March 2012. He was in the French 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team in the heats at the Olympics, but was not included in the team for the final. France won the event which made Bernard a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
He announced his official retirement from swimming shortly after the 2012 Olympic Games.
Argentina helicopter accident
Main article: Villa Castelli helicopter crashOn 9 March 2015, as a part of a group of French sports stars participating in reality-television show Dropped, Bernard was on the ground as ten people died when two helicopters collided in mid-air during the filming in northwestern Argentina.
Awards
Bernard was chosen as the 2008 L'Équipe Champion of Champions(France category) by L'Équipe.
He was also chosen as the 2008 RTL Champion of Champions by RTL,a French commercial radio network. This annual sports award was inaugurated in 2008.
On 1 January 2013, Bernard was made an Officer (Officier) of the French National Order of Merit.
Personal bests
| Event | Long course | Short course |
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| 50 m freestyle | 21.23 | 20.64 |
| 100 m freestyle | 46.94 | 45.69 |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:47.81 | 1:46.43 |
The 100m long course time (46.94) was not admissible as a world record because it was swum in a non-approved swimsuit.
Service in the French Gendarmerie
Alain Bernard has been a volunteer in the Gendarmerie since 2008 and was until recently attached to the Groupement blindé de gendarmerie mobile based in Versailles-Satory in the Yvelines department.
See also
References
- "Sullivan smashes 50 m world record". ABC. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Lezak outstretches French as U.S. wins relay gold; Michael Phelps' quest for eight golds still alive". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Bernard fails to qualify for London". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Manaudou and her brother qualify for Olympics". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "French get revenge for 2008 relay loss to US". The Reporter. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/olympic-champion-alain-bernard-makes-retirement-official/
- Camille Muffat, Olympic gold medallist, among 10 dead in helicopter crash
- French Olympians filming reality TV survival show killed in helicopter crash in Argentina. Telegraph, 10 March 2015.
- "Marion Bartoli élue championne des championnes 2013 par RTL". RTL. 13 December 2013.
- Légion d'Honneur: Aschieri, Muffat et Agnel dans la promo du 1er janvier - nicematin.com
- PR49 – FINA APPROVAL OF WORLD RECORDS. Fina.org. Retrieved on 9 August 2012.
External links
- Template:Fr icon alainbernard-lesite.com Official website of Alain Bernard
- swimrankings.net Bernard, Alain – Swim Rankings by GeoLogix AG, Switzerland.
- Template:Fr icon Fiche de Bernard, Website of the sports daily L'Équipe.
- "Alain Bernard", n°29 on Time’s list of "100 Olympic Athletes To Watch"
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Eamon Sullivan
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Men's 50 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 23 March 2008 – 27 March 2008 |
Succeeded by Eamon Sullivan
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Preceded by Pieter van den Hoogenband Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan
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Men's 100 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) 21 March 2008 – 11 August 2008 13 August 2008 23 April 2009 – 22 June 2009 (record annulled) |
Succeeded by Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan Eamon Sullivan
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Preceded by Stefan Nystrand
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Men's 100 metres freestyle world record holder (short course) 7 December 2008 – 12 December 2008 |
Succeeded by Amaury Leveaux
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| Awards | ||
Preceded by Mateusz Sawrymowicz
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European Swimmer of the Year 2008 |
Succeeded by Paul Biedermann
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| Preceded bySébastien Loeb Daniel Elena |
French Sportperson of the Year 2008 |
Succeeded bySébastien Loeb Daniel Elena |
| Olympic champions in men's 100 m freestyle | |
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| World short-course champions in men's 4×100 m freestyle relay | |
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Russian Swimming Federation (| European Champions in Men's 50 m Freestyle | |
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Serbia: (| European Short Course Champions in Men's 100 m Freestyle | |
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| Mediterranean Games champions in Men's 100 m Freestyle | |
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