Closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: The Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which lasted almost three weeks, have come to an end. 22-year-old French swimmer Leon Machon picked up the torch and carried it into the stadium. After this, French President Emmanuel Macron and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach were present in the stadium. Both embraced each other.
The closing ceremony then began with the French national anthem. Now fans also want to know who 22-year-old Leon Mashon is and why the torch was handed over to him. Let us tell you that he was the most successful player of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Mashon won 2 gold medals in one day
Leon Mashon, who received training from Bob Bowman, former coach of the famous Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, won a total of 5 medals, including 4 gold medals at the Paris Games. July 31 was a very memorable day for Leon Mashon. He won gold medals in 200m butterfly and 200m breaststroke.
Let us tell you that with this achievement Leone has achieved a 48-year record to his name. For the first time since 1976, a swimmer has won two gold medals on the same day at the Olympic Games. He is also the first French player to win three or more gold medals in swimming.
He defeated 187 countries, winning only 4 golds.
In fact, this time 206 countries and the Olympic Committee demonstrated their strength at the Paris Olympics to win medals. But only 63 of them managed to win the gold medal for their country. China and the USA are at the top of this list. During this period only 19 countries have won 4 or more gold medals. While Leon Mashon won only 4 golds. Thus, Mashon left behind those 187 countries and the Olympic Committee, which could not win less than 4 or no golds.
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