Biography
Michel Leclercq, the founder of Decathlon, a leading sporting goods retailer, has a net worth estimated at $5.1 billion. The source of his wealth is primarily from the sporting goods industry. Leclercq founded Decathlon in 1976 and has built it into the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. Throughout his career, Leclercq focused on offering high-performing products at accessible prices and expanding the brand globally. His achievements include pioneering an in-house product development model and expanding Decathlon to over 1,800 stores worldwide. He is married to Marie-Claude Leclercq, with whom he has four children.