James Couttet

James Couttet

Couttet (right) at the 1950 World Championships
Personal information
Born	(1921-07-06)6 July 1921 Chamonix, France
Died	13 November 1997(1997-11-13) (aged 76) Chamonix, France
Height	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Alpine skiing
Club	Ski Club Chamonix
Medal record Representing France Olympic Games 1948 St. Moritz Slalom 1948 St. Moritz Combined World Championship 1938 Engelberg Downhill 1950 Colorado Downhill 1950 Colorado Giant slalom

James Couttet (6 July 1921 – 13 November 1997) was a French alpine skier and ski jumper. As an alpine skier he competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won two medals in 1948: a silver in the slalom and a bronze in the combined event. As a ski jumper he placed 25th in the normal hill at the 1948 Games. Couttet won a full set of medals at the world championships: a gold in 1938 and a silver and bronze in 1950. He retired in 1955 to become a skiing coach and prepare the French alpine skiing team for the 1956 Winter Olympics. He later helped design and build ski lifts. He was married to Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet, a fellow alpine skier who competed at the 1948 Olympics.