James Couttet

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

Olympic Games of 1948 with Saint-Moritz (Swiss):

Medal of money in Slalom
Bronze medal out of Compound

Championships of the world

Championship of the world of 1938 with Engelberg (Swiss):

Gold medal in Descent

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

Arlberg-Kandahar

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

See too

Sport in Country of Savoy

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