Jacques Mayol

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Jacques Mayol was a legendary French free diver renowned for his record-breaking deep dives and for inspiring the main character in the film "The Big Blue."

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instanceOf athlete
author
freediver
human
advocated connection between humans and dolphins
burialPlace Elba NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath suicide by hanging
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1927-04-01
dateOfDeath 2001-12-22
describedIn film The Big Blue
familyName Mayol NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork marine mammal research
underwater diving
givenName Jacques NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup French people
hasGenre autobiographical writing
hasInfluenced modern freediving culture
hasSubject freediving physiology
human–dolphin relationship
influencedBy dolphins
inspiredCharacter Jacques Mayol in The Big Blue NERFINISHED
inspiredWork The Big Blue NERFINISHED
knownFor deep freediving records
inspiring the film The Big Blue
languageOfWorkOrName French
mannerOfDeath suicide
movement environmentalism
name Jacques Mayol NERFINISHED
nationality French
nativeLanguage French
notableAchievement multiple world records in deep freediving
notableWork Homo Delphinus NERFINISHED
occupation freediver
writer
participantIn competitive freediving
placeOfBirth Shanghai NERFINISHED
Shanghai International Settlement NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Elba NERFINISHED
Italy
practiced yoga
recordDate 1976
recordDiscipline no-limits freediving
residence Elba NERFINISHED
Italy
setWorldRecord first freediver to reach 100 metres depth
sexOrGender male
sport freediving

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The Big Blue character Jacques Mayol