According to a survey carried out by Ipsos/Talan for “La Tribune Dimanche”, Léon Marchand is the French personality who has had the greatest impact on his compatriots in 2024.
The Paris Olympic Games have left their mark on the minds of the French in 2024. According to a survey carried out by Ipsos/Talan for “La Tribune Dimanche”, Léon Marchand is the personality who has had the greatest impact on his compatriots over the past year. Among men, the swimmer comes in well ahead (46%) ahead of Teddy Riner (30%) and Antoine Dupont (27%).
The Lebrun brothers (19%), Alexis and Félix, rank behind Jordan Bardella (25%). The Paris Olympic and Paralymic Games also took the lead in the ranking of “the most important events of the year”, ahead of the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States (38%) and the dissolution of the National Assembly (37%).
Marie-José Pérec the most striking in the women's ranking
Boss of the organizing committee for the Olympic Games, Tony Estanguet won 18% of the votes, just like Emmanuel Macron. Present during the opening ceremony and at the heart of lively debates around his performance, singer Philippe Katerine is in 14th place (8%).
On the other hand, Marie-José Pérec is the first athlete in the top 15 women, in sixth position with 11%. The former athlete lit the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony, accompanied by Teddy Riner. Aya Nakamura, who sang the same evening, is behind with 10%. Olympic mountain bike champion in Paris, Pauline Ferrand-Prévot was cited by 10% of the panel of 1,000 French people, compared to 8% for judokate Clarisse Agbégnenou.
