Pierre Gruneberg

Born in Cologne on 6 March 1931, Gruneberg had German Jewish parents. The family fled to France during World War II.^[1] Although his father was a lawyer and his mother was a schoolteacher, he followed his passion of sports. He became an instructor at the École du ski français [fr] in 1950 and accompanied the French team as a physiotherapist at the 1956 Summer Olympics.^[2] He then worked as both a ski and swimming instructor.

In 1966, Gruneberg introduced the concept of evolutionary skiing to France, in which beginners would use short skis. In the summer, he would work as a lifeguard for the Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat.^[3][4] At the beginning of the 1960s, he met Silvia Monfort, whom he started dating in 1963.^[5] However, the couple did not get married until 24 May 1990. Monfort died on 30 March 1991. In 1996, he founded the Association Prix Silvia Monfort.

Pierre Gruneberg died on 4 June 2023, at the age of 92.^[6]

• Ski court, ski long en 10 leçons et tout pour skier de A à Z (1972)
• Nager en 10 leçons et tout pour être dans le bain de A à Z (1974)
• La Natation (1978)