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Eric Moussambani Malonga (born 31 May 1978) is an Equatoguinean former swimmer. Nicknamed Eric the Eel by the media, Moussambani won brief international fame at the 2000 Summer Olympics for an extremely unlikely victory.
Sep 14, 2017 · 7 days ago. 📺 Watch all the #Paris2024 action LIVE! ️ https://go.olympics.com/watch 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Wildcard entry Eric "the Eel" M...
Oct 9, 2015 · Moussambani was a wide-eyed 22-year-old when he made his way to Sydney for the Games: “I’d never even heard of Sydney or Australia, and it was the first time I’d ever been outside my country. The trip took three days and there were a lot of stopovers.”
Jan 25, 2023 · Eric Moussambani, nicknamed Eric the Eel, was a major story at the 2000 Olympics, where he barely finished the 100-meter freestyle.
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Jul 4, 2021 · Eric Moussambani’s life has never been the same since his memorable appearance in the 100m freestyle heats at Sydney 2000. Find out why the Men's 100m Freestyle race he was involved in became...
Jul 22, 2024 · This happened in the case of Eric Moussambani in Sydney 2000. The swimmer from Equatorial Guinea had taken to the sport only eight months prior to the Games and had received an invitation to take part through a wildcard, provided by the IOC to athletes from those countries which lack in training facilities.
Aug 28, 2020 · Eric Moussambani became one of the Sydney Olympics' most famous athletes by battling to swim 100m. But, within a few years, the swimmer from Equatorial Guinea had made dramatic progress.
Sep 18, 2020 · Twenty years ago, Eric Moussambani became a global star after swimming a 100-metre freestyle alone in the Olympic pool in Sydney so slowly that it appeared he might sink. Moussambani was the...
Éric Moussambani became famous at the 2000 Sydney Olympics when he finished the 100 metre freestyle in the slowest time in Olympic history. Scheduled in the first heat with two other swimmers, when they false started, Moussambani had to swim alone.
