Didier Courtois

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Didier Courtois
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Country represented France
Born (1967-08-03) 3 August 1967 (age 50)
Former partner Corinne Paliard
Retired 1988

Didier Courtois (born 3 August 1967) [1] is a former ice dancer who represented France. With partner Corinne Paliard, he is the 1986 World Junior bronze medalist and 1988 French national champion. They placed 10th at the 1988 European Championships and 14th at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

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Corinne Paliard is a former ice dancer who represented France. With partner Didier Courtois, she is the 1986 World Junior bronze medalist and 1988 French national champion. They placed 10th at the 1988 European Championships and 14th at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Competitive highlights

(with Paliard)

International
Event 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88
Winter Olympics 14th
European Champ. 11th 10th
International de Paris 3rd
NHK Trophy 6th
Karl Schäfer Memorial 3rd
International: Junior
World Junior Champ. 9th 3rd
National
French Champ. 2nd 1st

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References

  1. "Didier Courtois". sports-reference.com.