Sophie Villeneuve (born 6 November 1969) is a French cross-country skier who competed from 1991 to 1999. Competing in three

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, her best career finish was fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay at

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while her best individual finish was ninth in the 15 km event at

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. Villeneuve's best finish at the

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was ninth in the 15 km event at

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. Her best World Cup finish was fourth in an individual sprint event in Italy in 1997. Villeneuve's lone individual victory was in a 10 km Continental Cup event in Italy in 1992. She also competed in the women's cross-country mountain biking event at the

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Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Team podiums

* 1 podium – (1 )

References

External links

*
Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976-2002
{{DEFAULTSORT:Villeneuve, Sophie 1969 births Sportspeople from Mulhouse Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics French female cross-country skiers Living people Olympic cross-country skiers for France French female cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Grand Est 21st-century French women