Annie Famose

Annie Famose (born 16 June 1944) is a French former Alpine skier. She was a member of the dominating French alpine skiing national team in the 1960s. She won two medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, as well as three medals (including one gold in slalom) at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile.[1]

Annie Famose
Famose in 1968
Personal information
Born (1944-06-16) 16 June 1944
Jurançon, France
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
ClubPyrenenees Quest

Famose was a versatile all-event skier who was a threat to win races in any discipline, but she excelled in the slalom. She won two World Cup slalom races in 1967, and had a total of 24 podium (top 3) finishes in slalom, giant slalom, and downhill in her career. She won the slalom World Cup title in 1967 (tied with Marielle Goitschel), while placing third in the race for the overall title. She retired from competition after the 1972 season.

World Cup victories

Season results

Season Discipline
1967Slalom
 

Individual races

Date Location Discipline
10 January 1967 GrindelwaldSlalom
26 January 1967 St. GervaisSlalom
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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annie Famose". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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