Laure Manaudou
Laure Manaudou (born October 9, 1986 in Villeurbanne) is a French swimmer.
She won the gold medal in the Women's 400m Freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics. That was France's first ever gold in that event.
She won the silver medal in the Women's 800m Freestyle at the same Olympics. In that race, she had a quick start but was passed down the stretch by Ai Shibata from Japan.
She won a bronze at the Women's 100m backstroke, also at the Athens Olympics.
She has also won medals at the World Cup.
Her coach is Philippe Lucas. Her club is Melun-Dammarie.
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