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Chad le Clos

South African swimmer
Person Human Q313891

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
April 12, 1992
Place of birth
Durban
Country of citizenship
South Africa, Mauritius[4][5]
Occupation
swimmer
Educated at
Westville Boys' High School[6]
Award received
Order of Ikhamanga in Silver, South African Sportsman of the Year, South African Sportsman of the Year, South African Sport Star of the Year[7][8][9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[30]
Country for sport
South Africa[31]
Family name
le Clos[14]
Given name
Chad[15]
Height
+186[32]
Image harvest run
pdhero-20261109T082225Z
Image last checked license
CC BY 2.0
Image unavailable reason
no_pd_license
Mass
+77.8[33]
Member of sports team
CN Marseille, Energy Standard[11][12]
Participant in
swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre freestyle, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly, 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games, swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – mixed 4 x 100 metre medley relay, swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – boys' 200 metre freestyle, swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – boys' 400 metre freestyle, swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – boys' 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay, swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – boys' 100 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – boys' 200 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – boys' 200 metre individual medley, swimming at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – boys' 4 x 100 metre medley relay, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre individual medley, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metre individual medley, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay, swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Sport
competitive swimming[13]
Sports discipline competed in
butterfly stroke, front crawl, medley swimming[34][35][36]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 21
VIAF cluster ID
311580560
Library of Congress Authorities ID
ns2014005153
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Chad le Clos 2013 3.jpg ↗
2014 Commonwealth Games athlete ID (archived)
1001119
BBC Things ID
5e4cc956-88e7-4b34-8e85-ae38ccd810ea
Commonwealth Games Federation athlete ID (archived)
65498, 60178
Freebase ID
/m/0dgs2h1
GTAA ID
232904
InterSportStats athlete ID
23633
International Swimming League ID (archived)
le-clos-chad
JRC Names ID
1487213
Munzinger Sport number
01000009064
Show all 21 identifiers +9
NBC Olympics athlete ID
chad-le-clos-762315
Olympedia people ID
121715
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
chad-le-clos
Olympics.com athlete ID
chad-le-clos
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
le/chad-le-clos-1
SwimSwam swimmer ID
chad-le-clos
Swimrankings.net swimmer ID
4034177
The-Sports.org athlete ID
141076
World Aquatics athlete ID
1000903

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🔗 Connections
Participant in 13
2010 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Commonwealth Games, swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre individual medley, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metre individual medley, swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly +5 more
← Winner 6
swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – men's 100 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships – men's 200 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships – men's 200 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – men's 100 metre butterfly, 2013 FINA Swimming World Cup
Participated in 5
swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 400 metre individual medley, swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre butterfly, swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre freestyle
Sports discipline competed in 3
butterfly stroke, front crawl, medley swimming
Country of citizenship 2
South Africa, Mauritius
Country for sport 1
South Africa
Given name 1
Chad
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of sports team 1
CN Marseille
Occupation 1
swimmer
Place of birth 1
Durban
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
competitive swimming
← Flag bearer 1
South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Summary

Chad le Clos was born on April 12, 1992[1], in Durban[2]. He has worked as a swimmer[3].

FAQs

Where was Chad le Clos born?

Chad le Clos was born in Durban[2].

What did Chad le Clos do for work?

Chad le Clos worked as a swimmer[3].

Where did Chad le Clos go to school?

Chad le Clos was educated at Westville Boys' High School[6].

What awards did Chad le Clos receive?

Honors received include Order of Ikhamanga in Silver[7], South African Sportsman of the Year[8], and South African Sport Star of the Year[9].

Related Entities

Durban Mauritius South Africa

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  10. [8] ↑ . tvsa.co.za. tvsa.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . newindianexpress.com. newindianexpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21w ago · Axxter99 · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Order of Ikhamanga in Silver, South African Sportsman of the Year, South African Sportsman of the Year +1
    "Created claim: Award received: South African Sport Star of the Year"
  2. 21w ago · Axxter99 · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Order of Ikhamanga in Silver, South African Sportsman of the Year, South African Sportsman of the Year +1
    "Changed claim: Award received: South African Sportsman of the Year"
  3. 22w ago · Chalmd · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BBC Things ID → 5e4cc956-88e7-4b34-8e85-ae38ccd810ea
    "Created claim: BBC Things ID: 5e4cc956-88e7-4b34-8e85-ae38ccd810ea"
  4. 24w ago · Axxter99 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → swimmer
    Instance of → human
    Family name → le Clos
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Award received: Order of Ikhamanga in Silver"
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