Antoine Dénériaz
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 March 1976 (age 48) Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, France |
| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Skiing career | |
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Combined |
| World Cup debut | 15 December 1996 (age 20) |
| Retired | 2007 (age 31) |
| Olympics | |
| Teams | 2 – (2002, 2006) |
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) |
| World Championships | |
| Teams | 3 – (1999, 2003, 2007) |
| Medals | 0 |
| World Cup | |
| Seasons | 9 – (1999–2007) |
| Wins | 3 – (3 DH) |
| Podiums | 6 – (6 DH) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (20th in 2004) |
| Discipline titles | 0 – (6th in DH, 2003) |
Antoine Dénériaz (born 6 March 1976 in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie) is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and is an Olympic gold medalist.
Dénériaz had three World Cup wins and six podiums, all in downhill. His first two podiums were both victories, at Val Gardena and Kvitfjell, during the 2003 season.[1][2] He won his Olympic gold medal in the downhill at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, trailed by Austrian Michael Walchhofer and Swiss Bruno Kernen.[3][4] He also competed in the super-G, where he placed eleventh.[5][6]
Dénériaz's hometown is Morillon, an alpine village not far from Mont Blanc. He is married to former New Zealand alpine ski racer Claudia Riegler.
World Cup results[edit]
Season standings[edit]
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | 45 | — | — | 36 | 21 | 14 |
| 2000 | 23 | 71 | — | — | — | 34 | 10 |
| 2001 | 24 | 109 | — | — | — | 47 | — |
| 2002 | 25 | 41 | — | — | — | 18 | 14 |
| 2003 | 26 | 25 | — | — | 51 | 6 | — |
| 2004 | 27 | 20 | — | — | 47 | 7 | — |
| 2005 | 28 | 40 | — | — | 33 | 17 | — |
| 2006 | 29 | 45 | — | — | 28 | 20 | — |
| 2007 | 30 | 71 | — | — | 16 | 55 | — |
Race podiums[edit]
- 3 wins – (3 DH)
- 6 podiums – (6 DH)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21 Dec 2002 |  Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 1 |
| 12 Mar 2003 |  Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 1 | |
| 2004 | 29 Nov 2003 |  Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 3 |
| 20 Dec 2003 | Val Gardena, Italy |
Downhill | 1 | |
| 12 Mar 2003 | Kvitfjell, Norway |
Downhill | 3 | |
| 2005 | 27 Nov 2004 | Lake Louise, Canada |
Downhill | 2 |
World Championship results[edit]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | — | — | — | 21 | — |
| 2001 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | 26 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
| 2005 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | 30 | — | — | 29 | 33 | — |
Olympic results[edit]
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 25 | — | — | — | 12 | 21 |
| 2006 | 29 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — |
References[edit]
- ^ "World Cup: men's downhill". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 22, 2002. p. 10C.
- ^ "Deneriaz beats Eberharter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 13, 2003. p. E2.
- ^ Fendrich, Howard (February 13, 2006). "Sacré bleu! Deneriaz springs surprise". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D5.
- ^ "Olympic report: Alpine skiing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. February 13, 2006. p. C3.
- ^ "Alpine skiing: men's super-G". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 19, 2006. p. D9.
- ^ "Antoine Deneriaz". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
External links[edit]
- Antoine Dénériaz at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Antoine Dénériaz World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Antoine Dénériaz at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Antoine Dénériaz at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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