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Perrine Pelen

Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Sarajevo Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Lake Placid Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Sarajevo Giant Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Vail Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1982 Schladming Slalom
Silver medal – second place 1982 Schladming Combined

Perrine Pelen (born July 3, 1960) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Born at Boulogne-Billancourt, she made her World Cup debut at age 16 in December 1976 and won three slalom races that 1977 season.

Pelen won the bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in slalom; in the 1984 Olympics she won the silver medal in slalom and the bronze one in the giant slalom. She won the silver medal in slalom and combined at the 1982 World Championships. In 1985 she won the gold medal in slalom at the 1985 World Championships.

Perrine Pelen won 14 World Cup races. She won the season title in the slalom in the 1980 season, and was runner-up in the slalom standings in 1977 and 1978, and took third in 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1986.

She spent ten seasons on the World Cup circuit, and retired from competition following the 1986 season.



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