Paris 2024 Olympics: Romanian swimmer David Popovici wins bronze in 100m freestyle race
Romanian swimmer David Popovicihas won the bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle race at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
Simona Fodor · Journalist
· Updated · 1 min read
Romanian swimmer David Popovici has won the bronze medal in the 100-meter freestyle race at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
Popovici had a time of 47:49, behind Australia’s Kyle Chalmers, who took the silver with a time of 47:48.
The gold medal went to China’s Pan Zhanle, who set a 100m freestyle record with a time of 46:40.
At this year’s Olympics, Popovici won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle.
He held the world record in the 100-meter freestyle from the summer of 2022 until February, when Pan Zhanle surpassed him.
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