Marie Edith Jeanne Bonlieu (18 April 1934 – 23 December 1995) was a French

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

. She competed in the women's downhill at the

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 ...

. She was a member of the

Order of the Solar Temple The Order of the Solar Temple (french: Ordre du Temple solaire, OTS) and the International Chivalric Organization of the Solar Tradition, or simply The Solar Temple, is a cult and religious sect that claims to be based upon the ideals of the K ...

and took her own life in a

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with other cult members.

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* 1934 births 1995 suicides French female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers of France Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Order of the Solar Temple Suicides by firearm in France Sportspeople from Yonne 20th-century French women {{France-alpine-skiing-bio-stub