Researching Chad Clos
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Clos surname? In that year Clos was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Chad means "Warlike" and is of English origin.
Records of Chad Clos on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Chad Clos and the Clos Family Tree
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Clos Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Chad Clos
Chad le Clos
Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos, OIS (born 12 April 1992) is a South African competitive swimmer who is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion as well as the Commonwealth record holder in the 50 and 100-metre butterfly. He won gold in the 200-metre butterfly and silver in the 100-metre butterfly in the 2012 Olympics in London, as well as silver medals in the 200-metre freestyle and 100-metre butterfly in the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also won five medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. Le Clos has won the Overall Swimming World Cup four times: 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2017. In 2018, Le Clos claimed three gold medals in the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly events at the Commonwealth Games. He also placed second in the 100m freestyle and third, along with teammates Cameron van der Burgh, Calvyn Justus and Brad Tandy, in the 4x100 medley relay. With another win in the 200m butterfly, Le Clos made history by becoming the first man to win three consecutive 200m butterfly Commonwealth titles.
Le Clos was named SwimSwam's 2014 Swammy Award-winner for Male Swimmer of the Year. He currently represents Energy Standard in the International Swimming League.
Source: Chad le Clos, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Clos
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