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Antoine Dénériaz
French alpine skier
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. 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. He also competed in the super-G, where he placed:eleventh.
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.
Contents
- 1 World Cup results
- 1.1 Season standings
- 1.2 Race podiums
- 2 World Championship results
- 3 Olympic results
- 4 References
- 5 External links
World Cup results
Season standings
Race podiums
- 3 wins – (3 DH)
- 6 podiums – (6 DH)
World Championship results
Olympic results
References
External links
- Antoine Dénériaz at the International Ski 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)