Benoît Carrara (7 May 1926 – 28 February 1993)fichier des décès
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who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He finished 77th in the 18 km event and 11th in the 50 km event at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, was a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 195 ...

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. He also competed at the

1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. Moritz ...

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olimpici invernali) and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( lld, Anpezo 1956 or ), was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from ...

and the

1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Vall ...

. He was born in

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18 km Olympic cross country results: 1948-52
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Mention of Benoît Carrara's death
1926 births 1993 deaths Olympic cross-country skiers for France Cross-country skiers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics French male cross-country skiers Sportspeople from Ain 20th-century French people {{France-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub