Edgar Grospiron

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Edgar Grospiron
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Edgar Grospiron
Medal record
Men's freestyle skiing
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Albertville Moguls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Moguls
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Oberjoch Moguls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Lake Placid Moguls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 La Clusaz Moguls

Edgar Grospiron (born 17 March 1969) is a French freestyle skier and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. [1] He received a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. At the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics he was Chef de mission for the French Team. [2] He was in charge of the Annecy bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. This bid secured seven votes, behind Munich with 25 and the winner Pyeongchang with 63 votes.

References

  1. "1992 Winter Olympics Albertville, France Alpine Skiing" Archived 2007-08-28 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 5, 2008)
  2. Degun, Tom (11 January 2012). "Annecy never had a chance in 2018 Olympic race, admits former bid leader". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 4 November 2014.