| Francis Gamichon | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  France | ||||||||||||||
| Partner | Brigitte Martin Ghislaine Houdas (Bertrand-Houdas) | ||||||||||||||
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Francis Gamichon (born 1941) is a French former figure skater who competed in ice dance. With his skating partner, Brigitte Martin, he won bronze at the 1967 European Figure Skating Championships in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. [1] [2]
| International | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 |
| World Championships | 15th | 9th | 5th | 5th |
| European Championships | 8th | 8th | 4th | 3rd |
| National | ||||
| French Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| International | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1962 | 1963 |
| World Championships | 16th | |
| European Championships | 8th | |
| National | ||
| French Championships | 3rd | 2nd |
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Francis Gamichon.
