Frédéric Delcourt (born 14 February 1964) is a French former competition swimmer and Olympic

silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...

ist. Delcourt was born in Nord, France. He competed in three events for France at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

in Moscow, Russia, including swimming the

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leg for the fifth-place French men's 4x100-meter medley relay team. Delcourt won the silver medal in the men's 200-meter

event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

in Los Angeles, California. Delcourt attended the

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in Gainesville, Florida, where he swam for coach Randy Reese's Florida Gators swimming and diving team in

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(NCAA) competition in 1984.''2008 Florida Gators Swimming & Diving Media Guide''
History
, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 100, 103, 105, 116 (2008). Retrieved September 25, 2010.

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1964 births Living people Swimmers from Nord (French department) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Florida Gators men's swimmers French expatriate swimmers in the United States French male backstroke swimmers Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic swimmers for France Swimmers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in swimming Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Swimmers at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming 20th-century French sportsmen 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-swimming-bio-stub

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