Annie Famose (born 16 June 1944) is a French former Alpine skier. She was a member of the dominating French alpine skiing national team in the 1960s. She won two medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, as well as three medals (including one gold in slalom) at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile.[1]

Annie Famose
Famose in 1968
Personal information
Born (1944-06-16) 16 June 1944 (age 80)
Jurançon, France
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
ClubPyrenenees Quest
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Giant Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Portillo Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1966 Portillo Combined
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Portillo Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Grenoble Combined

Famose was a versatile all-event skier who was a threat to win races in any discipline, but she excelled in the slalom. She won two World Cup slalom races in 1967, and had a total of 24 podium (top 3) finishes in slalom, giant slalom, and downhill in her career. She won the slalom World Cup title in 1967 (tied with Marielle Goitschel), while placing third in the race for the overall title. She retired from competition after the 1972 season.

World Cup victories

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Season results

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Season Discipline
1967 Slalom
 

Individual races

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Date Location Discipline
10 January 1967   Grindelwald Slalom
26 January 1967   St. Gervais Slalom

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annie Famose". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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