Roddy Darragon (born August 31, 1983 in

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) is a French cross-country skier and

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Darragon, Roddy
Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011. who has competed since 2002. Competing in three

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, he earned France's first ever Winter Olympic cross-country skiing medal with a silver in the individual sprint event at

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. Darragon's best finish at the

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was a 35th in the individual sprint event in

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. His best World Cup finish was fourth in a sprint event in the

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in 2005.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*1 podium – (1 )

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darragon, Roddy 1983 births Cross-country skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics French male cross-country skiers Living people Olympic cross-country skiers of France Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing Sportspeople from Haute-Savoie Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Université Savoie-Mont Blanc alumni