Jean Boiteux was a French freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won the 400 m event in 1952, breaking the Olympic record and becoming the first French swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal.
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Alain MosconiAlso won L'Équipe Champion of Champions
Luc AlphandAlso won L'Équipe Champion of Champions
Jean-François LamourAlso won L'Équipe Champion of Champions
Guy PérillatAlso won L'Équipe Champion of Champions
Michel JazyAlso won L'Équipe Champion of ChampionsBruno Marie-RoseAlso won L'Équipe Champion of ChampionsAbout this person
Jean Boiteux was a French freestyle swimmer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won the 400 m event in 1952, breaking the Olympic record and becoming the first French swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal. During his career he won 15 national titles and set 15 national and 10 European records in the 200 m, 400 m, 1500 m and 4 × 200 m events.
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Lived 1933 to 2010 · aged 76
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