Guy Périllat

Guy Périllat Merceroz (born 24 February 1940) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from the resort of La Clusaz, Haute-Savoie, one of the top ski racers of the 1960s.[1][2][3]

Guy Périllat
circa 1966
Personal information
Born24 February 1940 (1940-02-24) (age 83)
Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
ClubClub Ski de La Clusaz
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Downhill
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Squaw Valley Downhill
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1960 Squaw Valley Combined
Gold medal – first place 1966 Portillo Giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 1962 Chamonix Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1966 Portillo Slalom

Biography

On his twentieth birthday at the 1960 Winter Olympics, Périllat won the gold medal in the combined, a non-Olympic event at the time, but a World Championship title. Two days earlier, he won a bronze medal in the downhill. The following year, Périllat won both the classic downhills of Wengen and Kitzbühel, at the time only the third racer to have accomplished the feat in the same season.[1]

The count now includes ten racers, with Austrians as the only multiple double-winners; Toni Sailer twice (1956–57), and Franz Klammer three consecutive (1975–77). The others are Christian Pravda of Austria (1954), Jean-Claude Killy of France (1967), Karl Schranz of Austria (1969), Roland Collombin of Switzerland (1974), Ken Read of Canada (1980), Franz Heinzer of Switzerland (1992), and Stephan Eberharter of Austria (2002).

At the 1962 World Championships in Chamonix, France, Périllat took second in the slalom. Four years later at Portillo, Chile in August 1966, he won the world championship in the giant slalom and again took the silver in the slalom.

While most of his success came before the World Cup era, Périllat won two slalom races in the first season of 1967.

Périllat took the silver medal in the downhill at the 1968 Winter Olympics, finishing behind countryman Jean-Claude Killy. Périllat retired from international competition following the 1969 season at age 29.[1]

World Cup results

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiant
Slalom		Super GDownhillCombined
1967273212not
run		2not
awarded
19682852564
19692930253213

Race victories
Season Date Location Race
196729 January 1967France MegèveSlalom
5 February 1967Italy Madonna di CampiglioSlalom

World Championship results
 Year  Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
19602066not run31
1962212DSQ6—
196423121065
196626216311
196827DSQ242—

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results
 Year  Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
19602066not run3not run
19642312106
196827DSQ242

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guy Périllat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. Guy Perillat Draws No. 1. Washington Post (17 February 1962). Retrieved on 2014-08-26.
  3. A Ski Champion's Life Is Not All Downhill; Pressure in France Makes Comeback a Hard Task Perillat, Yesterday's Hero, Is Called a Failure Today An Extraordinary Feat A Hard Life. New York Times (4 February 1962). Retrieved on 2014-08-26.
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