Franck Piccard
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Franck Piccard on a 1989 Uruguayan stamp
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| Born | 17 September 1965 (age 58) Albertville, France |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Sport | alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||
| Club | Les Saisies | |||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Franck Piccard (born 17 September 1965) is a French former Alpine skier.
A native of Les Saisies, Piccard won a total of four Alpine skiing World Cup races. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a gold medal in the Super-G competition and a bronze medal in the downhill. At the 1992 Olympics in Albertville he won a silver medal in the downhill.
After retiring from downhill skiing, Piccard competed in long-distance cross-country skiing at the national level in 2006–2009. In 1988, he was awarded the Prix de la ville de Paris by the French Academy of Sports.[1]
His father gave him the name Franck in tribute to Frank Sinatra.[2]Piccard's siblings Leila Piccard, Ian Piccard and Jeff Piccard also competed as alpine skiers,[2] as does his daughter Lucie.[3] Another brother, Ted Piccard, has competed in both alpine skiing and skiercross.[4]
World Cup victories
| Date | Location | Race |
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| 13 March 1988 |  Beaver Creek |
Super-G |
| 11 January 1990 |  Schladming |
Downhill |
| 2 December 1990 |  Valloire |
Super-G |
| 30 October 1993 | Sölden |
Giant slalom |
References
External links
FIS-ski biography for Franck Piccard
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