Xavier Le Floch
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Xavier Le Floch is a French
triathlete
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Le Floch won his first World Championships medal at the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships
in 2003, held in Ibiza
where he finished in third position, claiming the bronze. Two years later in Fredericia
he would equal his effort and won his second bronze medal at the same event. He won the silver medal at the 2007 Triathlon Long Distance World Championships in Lorient
, beating his fellow country man Sebastien Berlier
for the bronze medal, but finished behind Julien Loy
, also from France.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
triathlete
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...
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Le Floch won his first World Championships medal at the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships
ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships
The ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships have been held annually since 1994. The championships involve a continuous swim-cycle-run, over distances varying between that of an Olympic-distance and an Iron-distance triathlon race. The championships are organised by the International...
in 2003, held in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
where he finished in third position, claiming the bronze. Two years later in Fredericia
Fredericia
Fredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a sub-region known locally as Trekanten, or The Triangle...
he would equal his effort and won his second bronze medal at the same event. He won the silver medal at the 2007 Triathlon Long Distance World Championships in Lorient
Lorient
Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis...
, beating his fellow country man Sebastien Berlier
Sébastien Berlier
Sébastien Berlier is a French triathlete.He won the bronze medal at the 2007 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Lorient, becoming third behind World Champion Julien Loy and Xavier Le Floch who also participate for France.-External links:*...
for the bronze medal, but finished behind Julien Loy
Julien Loy
Julien Loy is a French triathlete.He won the gold medal at the 2007 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in Lorient, becoming the World Champion, beating his fellow country men Xavier Le Floch and Sebastien Berlier who finished in second and third position.He als won the gold medal at...
, also from France.