Annie Famose (born 16 June 1944) is a French former
Alpine skier
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. She was a member of the dominating French alpine skiing national team in the 1960s. She won two medals at the
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ...
in
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
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, as well as three medals (including one gold in
slalom
To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to:
Sports
;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding
* Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline
* Super-G ...
) at the
1966 World Championships in
Portillo, Chile
Portillo is a ski resort in South America, located in the Andes mountains of Chile. In the Valparaíso Region, it is from Los Andes, the nearest city, and by vehicle from Santiago. Its hotel sits at an elevation of above sea level, and the high ...
.
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
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slalom races in
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
, and had a total of 24 podium (top 3) finishes in slalom,
giant slalom
Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G.
Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...
, and
downhill
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* ''Downhill'' (2014 film), a British comedy directed by James Rouse
* ''Downhill'' (2016 film), a Chilean thriller directed by Patrici ...
in her career. She won the slalom World Cup title in
1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
(tied with
Marielle Goitschel
Marielle Goitschel (born 28 September 1945 in Sainte-Maxime) is a former French alpine skier. Marielle is the younger sister of Christine Goitschel, another champion skier of the time, and the aunt of speed skier Philippe Goitschel.
After grea ...
), while placing third in the race for the overall title. She retired from competition after the
1972
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season.
World Cup victories
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1944 births
Living people
French female alpine skiers
Olympic alpine skiers of France
Olympic silver medalists for France
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic medalists in alpine skiing
Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions
Sportspeople from Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Universiade medalists in alpine skiing
Universiade gold medalists for France
Competitors at the 1962 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 1964 Winter Universiade
Competitors at the 1966 Winter Universiade
20th-century French women