Philippe Sanchez (born 26 September 1969) is a former French cross-country skier who competed from as a senior competitor 1992 to 1998. Competing in three

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, his best overall finish was eighth in the 4 x 10 km relay at

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while his best individual finish was 29th in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit at

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. Sanchez's best finish at the

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was 33rd in the 50 km event at

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. His best World Cup finish was 15th in the 15 km event in

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in 1994. Sanchez has three individual victories in lesser events all at 15 km from 1995 to 1996, including European Championship. At the end of his career, Sanchez become trainer, helping the young competitors of his home mountains to progress. Nowadays, he lives near Bordeaux, and became a knifemaker in creating "VAGALAMES coutellerie".

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Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002
1969 births Living people Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for France French male cross-country skiers 20th-century French people 21st-century French people {{France-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub