Sylvie Giry-Rousset (born 21 July 1965) is a French

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who competed at a high level from 1992 to 1994. Rousset was born in

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, she earned her best results at the 1992 Games in

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with a fifth in the 4 × 5 km relay and 28th in the 15 km event. Giry Rousset's best finish at the

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was 37th in the 15 km event at

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. Her best World Cup finish as 29th twice in 1992.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

References

External links

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Women's 4 x 5 km cross-country relay Olympic results: 1976-2002
1965 births Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics French female cross-country skiers Living people Sportspeople from Grenoble Skiers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Olympic cross-country skiers for France {{France-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub