James Couttet , born the July 18th 1921 with the hamlet of Let us work with Chamonix and deceased the November 13rd 1997 with Chamonix, is a alpine skier French, member of the Club of the Sports Chamonix Mont Blanc.
Biography
He was world champion of descent in
1938 at the age of 16 years and half, then dominated the first competitions of the post-war period with three victories with the
Arlberg-Kandahar in
1947,
1948 and
1950 and K of diamond.
Favorite with the Olympic Games of 1948 and with the championships of the world of 1950, it however did not gain any Olympic title and world: the war will undoubtedly have cost some gold medals French.
It withdrew alpine competition in 1955 and involved the team of France of Alpine skiing to the Olympic Games of Cortina d' Ampezzo in 1956.
- Olympic Games of 1948 with Saint-Moritz (Swiss):
- Medal of money in Slalom
- Bronze medal out of Compound
- Championship of the world of 1938 with Engelberg (Swiss):
- Championship of the world of 1948 with Saint-Moritz (Swiss):
- Medal of money in Compound Slalom
- Bronze medal
- Championship of the world of 1950 with Aspen (the United States):
- Medal of money in Descent
- Bronze medal as a Giant
- K of Victorious diamond
- of Kandahar 1947 with Mürren, 1948 with Chamonix and 1950 with Victorious Mürren
- of the descents 1939 with Mürren, 1948 with Chamonix and 1950 with Victorious Mürren
- of the slalom 1950 with Mürren
Championship of France of ski
- Champion of France with 17 recoveries
- After war: champion of France of descent in 1946 and 1948, and of special slalom in 1946
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