Alain Giletti (born 11 September 1939 in

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) is a French

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. He is the 1960

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, the 1955-1957 & 1960-1961 European champion and is a ten-time (1951–1957, 1959–1961) French national champion. At the age of 12, he represented France at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 7th. He placed 4th at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and 4th again at the 1960 Winter Olympics. He also competed as a

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. With partner Michèle Allard, he is the 1956 French national champion. At the time Giletti won his World title in 1960, he was on leave from compulsory military service in France and expected to be sent on a four-month tour of Algeria upon his return. He was normally stationed in Paris where his schedule allowed him to train in the mornings with his coach Jacqueline Vaudecrane. Prior to starting his military service, he also trained in the United States with Pierre Brunet. Giletti expected to defend his World title in 1961, but those championships were cancelled after the crash of

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killed all members of the U.S. team. Giletti turned professional to tour with

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, Scala Eisrevue and later became a skating coach in

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. Surya Bonaly is one of his students. He currently trains figure skating in the

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October, 2010

Competitive highlights

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* * 1939 births Living people French male single skaters French male pair skaters Sportspeople from Bourg-en-Bresse Olympic figure skaters of France Figure skaters at the 1952 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1956 Winter Olympics Figure skaters at the 1960 Winter Olympics World Figure Skating Championships medalists European Figure Skating Championships medalists {{France-figure-skater-stub