Marc Alexandre is a retired judoka 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...

, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988). He was born in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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Alexandre won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweight division (– 65 kg), alongside Austria's Josef Reiter, at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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, followed by the gold medal, four years later in Seoul, South Korea in the lightweight category (– 71 kg) by defeating East Germany's Sven Loll

Sven Loll

Sven Loll is a retired male judoka from Germany, who competed for East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the silver medal in the Men's Lightweight division after being defeated in the final by France's Marc Alexandre.-References:*...

in the final.

Video

• Video footage of Marc Alexandre (judovision.org)