Antoine Dénériaz
French alpine skier (born 1976)
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Antoine Dénériaz (born 6 March 1976) 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.
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| Born | 6 March 1976 Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, France | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2007 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, Super G, Combined | ||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 15 December 1996 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
Race podiums
- 3 wins – (3 DH)
- 6 podiums – (6 DH)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2003 | 21 Dec 2002 |  Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | 1st |
| 12 Mar 2003 |  Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 1st | |
| 2004 | 29 Nov 2003 |  Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 3rd |
| 20 Dec 2003 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | 1st | |
| 12 Mar 2003 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 3rd | |
| 2005 | 27 Nov 2004 | Lake Louise, Canada | Downhill | 2nd |
