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Antoine Dénériaz

Antoine Dénériaz

French alpine skier

Antoine Dénériaz (born 6 March 1976 in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie) is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and is an Olympic gold medalist.

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Dénériaz had three World Cup wins and six podiums, all in downhill. His first two podiums were both victories, at Val Gardena and Kvitfjell, during the 2003 season.[1][2] He won his Olympic gold medal in the downhill at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, trailed by Austrian Michael Walchhofer and Swiss Bruno Kernen.[3][4] He also competed in the super-G, where he placed eleventh.[5][6]

Dénériaz's hometown is Morillon, an alpine village not far from Mont Blanc. He is married to former New Zealand alpine ski racer Claudia Riegler.

World Cup results

Season standings

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Race podiums

  • 3 wins – (3 DH)
  • 6 podiums – (6 DH)
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World Championship results

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Olympic results

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References

  1. [1]
    "World Cup: men's downhill". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 22, 2002. p. 10C.
  2. [2]
    "Deneriaz beats Eberharter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 13, 2003. p. E2.
  3. [3]
    Fendrich, Howard (February 13, 2006). "Sacré bleu! Deneriaz springs surprise". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D5.
  4. [4]
    "Olympic report: Alpine skiing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. February 13, 2006. p. C3.
  5. [5]
    "Alpine skiing: men's super-G". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 19, 2006. p. D9.
  6. [6]
    "Antoine Deneriaz". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
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