Étienne Dagon (born 13 September 1960 in
Biel/Bienne
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) is a former
breaststroke
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swimmer
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from
Switzerland
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who won the bronze medal in the men's 200 m breaststroke at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles, California
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. For that performance he was named ''Swiss Sportsman of the Year''.
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1960 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Biel/Bienne
Swiss male breaststroke swimmers
Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
Olympic swimmers for Switzerland
Place of birth missing (living people)
Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
20th-century Swiss sportsmen
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