Léo Lacroix (born 26 November 1937) is a French

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...

who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two

Winter Olympics The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held i ...

, he won a silver medal in the men's downhill event at

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

.Wallechinsky, David. (1984). "Alpine Skiing: Men's Downhill". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 602.

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1937 births Alpine skiers at the 1964 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics French male alpine skiers Living people Olympic alpine skiers for France Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Oath takers at the Olympic Games 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-alpine-skiing-bio-stub