Marchand je slavio tijesnu pobjedu od sedam glasova razlike nad slovenskim biciklističkim asom Tadejom Pogačarom. Dvadesetdvogodišnji Marchand, koji je uz četiri zlata na ovogodišnjim Olimpijskim igrama osvojio još jednu broncu, u glasovanju je skupio 155 bodova.
French swimmer Leon Marchand, who won four gold medals and one bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, has been named Europe's best athlete by the Polish Press Agency (PAP). He beat Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar by a narrow margin.
French swimmer Leon Marchand, who won four gold medals and one bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, has been named Europe's best athlete by the Polish Press Agency (PAP). He beat Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar by a narrow margin.
