Perrine Pelen

Perrine Pelen
Perrine Pelen (1978)
Personal information
Born (1960-07-03) 3 July 1960 (age 64)
Boulogne-Billancourt,
Hauts-de-Seine, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSlalom, giant slalom, combined
ClubGrenoble University
World Cup debut9 December 1976 (age 16)
RetiredMarch 1986 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1980, 1984)
Medals3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (1978–1985)
includes 1980 Olympics
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons10 – (1977–1986)
Wins15 – (15 SL)
Podiums43 – (36 SL, 7 GS)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1980)
Discipline titles1 – (SL, 1980)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid Giant slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Bormio Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1982 Schladming Combined

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]

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.

Perrine Pelen graduated from HEC Paris in 1988.[2]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season Discipline
1980 Slalom

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom		 Super G Downhill Combined
1977 16 7 2 12 not
run		 — not
awarded
1978 17 6 2 11 —
1979 18 9 4 13 —
1980 19 4 1 2 — 14
1981 20 6 3 9 — 8
1982 21 8 5 6 — 14
1983 22 16 11 16 not
awarded
(w/ GS)		 — —
1984 23 10 3 9 — —
1985 24 12 3 19 — —
1986 25 13 3 12 — — 22

Individual races

  • 15 wins – (15 SL)
  • 43 podiums – (7 GS, 36 SL)
Season Date Location Discipline
1977 26 Jan 1977  Switzerland  Crans-Montana, Switzerland Slalom
28 Jan 1977 France Saint-Gervais, France Slalom
5 Mar 1977 United States Sun Valley, USA Slalom
1978 10 Dec 1977 Italy Cervinia, Italy Slalom
8 Feb 1978 France Saint-Gervais, France Slalom
5 Mar 1978 United States Stratton Mountain, USA Slalom
1979 18 Mar 1979 Japan Furano, Japan Slalom
1980 9 Jan 1980 West Germany Berchtesgaden, West Germany Slalom
25 Jan 1980 France Saint-Gervais, France Slalom
29 Feb 1980 United States Waterville Valley, USA Slalom
8 Mar 1980 Czech Republic Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia Slalom
1981 18 Dec 1980 Austria Altenmarkt, Austria Slalom
21 Dec 1980 Italy Bormio, Italy Slalom
1984 14 Jan 1984 Austria Badgastein, Austria Slalom
1985 1 Dec 1984 Italy Courmayeur, Italy Slalom

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
1978 17 4 8 not run — —
1980 19 DNF2 3 — —
1982 21 — DNF — 2
1985 24 1 — — —

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 Slalom 		 Super-G Downhill Combined
1980 19 DNF2 3 not run — not run
1984 23 2 3 —

References

  1. ^ "Pelen claims women's Slalom". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 5, 1977. p. A7.
  2. ^ Ils sont cadres et ont fait les JO : Perrine Pelen, triple médaillée et responsable marketing