Michel Leclercq

For the French tennis player, see Michel Leclercq (tennis).
Michel Leclercq
Born1938 or 1939 (age 84–85)[1]
NationalityFrench
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and 40% owner of Decathlon
SpouseMarie-Claude Leclercq
Children4, including Olivier Leclercq
RelativesGérard Mulliez (cousin)

Michel Leclercq (born 1938/39) is a French billionaire businessman. He is the founder and 40% owner of Decathlon. With over 1647 stores in 57 countries and regions (Jan 2020),[2] it is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world.[3]

  1. ^ "Michel Leclercq". Forbes. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Decathlon in the world". Decathlon Group. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Decathlon, known as 'the Aldi of activewear', will open first Aussie store in Sydney tomorrow". news.com.au. 4 December 2017.