Antoine Dénériaz

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.

Antoine Dénériaz
Born6 March 1976 (1976-03-06) (age 47)
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super G,
Combined
World Cup debut15 December 1996 (age 20)
Retired2007 (age 31)
Olympics
Teams2 – (2002, 2006)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (1999, 2003, 2007)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons9 – (19992007)
Wins3 – (3 DH)
Podiums6 – (6 DH)
Overall titles0 – (20th in 2004)
Discipline titles0 – (6th in DH, 2003)

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

Season standings

SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
slalom
Super-GDownhillCombined
19992245362114
200023713410
20012410947
200225411814
20032625516
20042720477
200528403317
200629452820
200730711655

Race podiums

  • 3 wins – (3 DH)
  • 6 podiums – (6 DH)
Season Date Location Discipline Place
200321 Dec 2002Italy Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1
12 Mar 2003Norway Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill1
200429 Nov 2003Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill3
20 Dec 2003Italy Val Gardena, ItalyDownhill1
12 Mar 2003Norway Kvitfjell, NorwayDownhill3
200527 Nov 2004Canada Lake Louise, CanadaDownhill2

World Championship results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
19992221
200124
2003268
200528
2007302933

Olympic results

  Year   Age  Slalom  Giant 
 Slalom 
Super GDownhillCombined
2002251221
200629111

References

  1. "World Cup: men's downhill". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 22, 2002. p. 10C.
  2. "Deneriaz beats Eberharter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 13, 2003. p. E2.
  3. Fendrich, Howard (February 13, 2006). "Sacré bleu! Deneriaz springs surprise". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D5.
  4. "Olympic report: Alpine skiing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. February 13, 2006. p. C3.
  5. "Alpine skiing: men's super-G". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 19, 2006. p. D9.
  6. "Antoine Deneriaz". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2006-12-29.
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