Joël Chenal (born 10 October 1973 in

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) is a French alpine skier. Chenal won a silver medal in the giant slalom at the

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. His other notable successes are first place in Alta Badia (19 December 1999), second place in Yongpyong (26 February 2000) and third place in

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(8 March 2000), all of them in giant slalom.

World cup victories

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