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The survey carried out by Ipsos/Talan for La Tribune Sunday places three athletes on the podium of the most notable male personalities of the year for the French.
Léon Marchand no longer leaves the top of the popularity rankings. Recently named the French's favorite sportsman by the Odoxa barometer and elected athlete of the year by The Teamhe is even the personality who most marked his compatriots in 2024 according to a survey carried out by Ipsos/Talan for La Tribune Sunday.
The Toulouse swimmer was cited by 46% of the panel of 1,000 people to whom the question was asked: “Among the male personalities, which ones have had the most impact on you in 2024?”
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A sign that the Olympic Games have left their mark on the minds of the French, the five-time medalist of Paris 2024 is ahead of two other Olympic giants: Teddy Riner (30%), crowned individually and in teams in judo, and Antoine Dupont (27%). champion with the French rugby sevens team. The Paris Games also dominate the ranking of “the most important events of the year”.
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On the women's side, sportswomen are less popular since the highest ranked, Marie-José Pérec (11%), is only 6th. The former athlete, triple Olympic gold medalist, lit the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony alongside Teddy Riner. In the top 15, we also find the Olympic mountain bike champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (10%) and the judoka Clarisse Agbégnenou (8%), also crowned by team in Paris.
