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]
.png) Perrine Pelen (1978) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 July 1960 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.
World Cup results
editSeason titles
edit| Season | Discipline |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Slalom |
Season standings
edit| 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
edit- 15 wins – (15 SL)
- 43 podiums – (7 GS, 36 SL)
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 26 Jan 1977 |  Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
Slalom |
| 28 Jan 1977 |  Saint-Gervais, France |
Slalom | |
| 5 Mar 1977 |  Sun Valley, USA |
Slalom | |
| 1978 | 10 Dec 1977 |  Cervinia, Italy |
Slalom |
| 8 Feb 1978 | Saint-Gervais, France |
Slalom | |
| 5 Mar 1978 | Stratton Mountain, USA |
Slalom | |
| 1979 | 18 Mar 1979 |  Furano, Japan |
Slalom |
| 1980 | 9 Jan 1980 |  Berchtesgaden, West Germany |
Slalom |
| 25 Jan 1980 | Saint-Gervais, France |
Slalom | |
| 29 Feb 1980 | Waterville Valley, USA |
Slalom | |
| 8 Mar 1980 |  Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia |
Slalom | |
| 1981 | 18 Dec 1980 |  Altenmarkt, Austria |
Slalom |
| 21 Dec 1980 | Bormio, Italy |
Slalom | |
| 1984 | 14 Jan 1984 | Badgastein, Austria |
Slalom |
| 1985 | 1 Dec 1984 | Courmayeur, Italy |
Slalom |
World Championship results
edit| 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 
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| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19 | DNF2 | 3 | not run | — | not run |
| 1984 | 23 | 2 | 3 | — |
References
edit- ^ "Pelen claims women's Slalom". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 5, 1977. p. A7.
- ^ Ils sont cadres et ont fait les JO : Perrine Pelen, triple médaillée et responsable marketing
External links
edit- Perrine Pelen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Perrine Pelen World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- Perrine Pelen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Perrine Pelen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Perrine Pelen at Olympics.com