Maurice Manificat (born 4 April 1986) is a French
cross-country skier who has competed since 2004.
Career
He has achieved three World Cup victories, in
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(March 2010), in
Canmore (December 2012), both in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event, and in
Davos
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(December 2017), in 15 km freestyle.
Manificat also finished 47th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009
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in
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.
At the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in
Vancouver
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, he finished fourth in the 4 x 10 km relay.
He won the bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the
2014 Winter Olympics
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in
Sochi
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and the
2018 Winter Olympics
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in
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In the World Championship in Falun 2015, he won the silver medal in 15 km freestyle.
Johan Olsson of
Sweden
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won the race.
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the
International Ski Federation (FIS).
Olympic Games
* 4 medals – (4 bronze)
Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.
World Championships
* 4 medals – (1 silver, 3 bronze)
World Cup
Season standings
Individual podiums
*10 victories – (6 , 4 )
*34 podiums – (17 , 17 )
Team podiums
* 2 podiums – (2 )
References
External links
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1986 births
Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
French male cross-country skiers
Living people
Olympic cross-country skiers of France
Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for France
Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing
Tour de Ski skiers
Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie