François_Bonlieu

François Bonlieu

François Bonlieu

French alpine skier

François Pierre Philippe Bonlieu (21 March 1937 – 18 August 1973) was a French alpine skier.

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Born at Juvincourt-et-Damary, Aisne, Bonlieu debuted for the French alpine skiing national team when he was 15 years old. From 1958 until 1959 he became a four times French Champion (twice in the giant slalom, once in the slalom and Alpine Combined). He was murdered at Croisette in Cannes after an argument.[1]

His sister Edith Bonlieu, also an alpine skier, was a member of the cult Order of the Solar Temple[2] and died in a mass suicide in December 1995.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "François Bonlieu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Edith Marie BONLIEU". olympics.com. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Olympedia – Edith Bonlieu". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 February 2024.


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