| Brigitte Martin | ||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |  France | |||||||||||||
| Partner | Francis Gamichon, Daniel Georget | |||||||||||||
| Retired | 1967 | |||||||||||||
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Brigitte Martin is a French former figure skater who competed in ice dance. With her skating partner, Francis Gamichon, she won bronze at the 1967 European Figure Skating Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. [1] [2]
| International | ||||
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| Event | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
| World Championships | 15th | 9th | 5th | 5th |
| European Championships | 8th | 8th | 4th | 3rd |
| National | ||||
| French Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| National | |
|---|---|
| Event | 1963 |
| French Championships | 3rd |
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