Perrine Pelen
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Perrine Marie Pelen (born 3 July 1960) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Born at Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, she made her World Cup debut at age 16 in December 1976 and won three slalom races that 1977 season.[1]
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Born | (1960-07-03) 3 July 1960 (age 63) Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Slalom, giant slalom, combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Grenoble University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 9 December 1976 (age 16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | March 1986 (age 25) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – (1980, 1984) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – (1978–1985) includes 1980 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 10 – (1977–1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 15 – (15 SL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 43 – (36 SL, 7 GS) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1 – (SL, 1980) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pelen won the bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in giant slalom; in 1984, she won the silver medal in slalom and another bronze in giant slalom. At the World Championships, she won the silver medal in combined in 1982 and the gold in slalom in 1985.
Pelen won fifteen World Cup races and the season title in the slalom in the 1980. She was runner-up in the slalom standings in 1977 and 1978, and took third in 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1986.
After ten seasons on the World Cup circuit, Pelen retired from competition following the 1986 season.