Jean-Claude Killy

Jean-Claude Killy
Jean-Claude Killy in Moscow in May 2012
Personal information
Born (1943-08-30) 30 August 1943 (age 81)
Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined
World Cup debutJanuary 1967 (age 23)
inaugural season
RetiredApril 1968 (age 24) (World Cup) - November 1972 (age 29) Again from 1976 (World Pro Ski Tour)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1964, 1968)
Medals3 (3 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 – (1962, 1964, 1966, 1968)
  includes two Olympics
  (injured in 1962)
Medals6 (6 gold)
World Cup
Seasons2 – (1967, 1968)
Wins18 – (6 DH, 7 GS, 5 SL)
Podiums24 – (8 DH, 9 GS, 7 SL)
Overall titles2 – (1967, '68)
Discipline titles4 – (1 DH, 2 GS, 1 SL)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  France
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 5 1 1
Giant slalom 7 1 1
Downhill 6 1 1
Total 18 3 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 Portillo Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1966 Portillo Combined
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Downhill
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Slalom
Gold medal – first place 1968 Grenoble Combined

Jean-Claude Killy (born 30 August 1943) is a French former World Cup alpine ski racer. He dominated the sport in the late 1960s, and was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there. He also won the first two World Cup titles, in 1967 and 1968.