Perrine Pelen

Perrine Pelen

Personal information
Born	(1960-07-03) 3 July 1960 (age 65) Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Skiing career
Disciplines	Slalom, giant slalom, combined
Club	Grenoble University
World Cup debut	9 December 1976 (age 16)
Retired	March 1986 (age 25)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (1980, 1984)
Medals	3 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 – (1978–1985) includes 1980 Olympics
Medals	3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	10 – (1977–1986)
Wins	15 – (15 SL)
Podiums	43 – (36 SL, 7 GS)
Overall titles	0 – (4th in 1980)
Discipline titles	1 – (SL, 1980)
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing   France Olympic Games 1984 Sarajevo Slalom 1980 Lake Placid Giant slalom 1984 Sarajevo Giant slalom World Championships 1985 Bormio Slalom 1982 Schladming Combined

Perrine Marie Pelen (born 3 July 1960) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from France. Born at Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris, she made her World Cup debut at age 16 in December 1976 and won three slalom races that 1977 season. ^[1]

Pelen won the bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in giant slalom; in 1984, she won the silver medal in slalom and another bronze in giant slalom. At the World Championships, she won the silver medal in combined in 1982 and the gold in slalom in 1985.

Pelen won fifteen World Cup races and the season title in the slalom in the 1980. She was runner-up in the slalom standings in 1977 and 1978, and took third in 1981, 1984, 1985, and 1986.

After ten seasons on the World Cup circuit, Pelen retired from competition following the 1986 season.

Perrine Pelen graduated from HEC Paris in 1988. ^[2]

World Cup results

Season titles

Season	Discipline
1980	Slalom

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
1977	16	7	2	12	not run	—	not awarded
1978	17	6	2	11		—
1979	18	9	4	13		—
1980	19	4	1	2		—	14
1981	20	6	3	9		—	8
1982	21	8	5	6		—	14
1983	22	16	11	16	not awarded (w/ GS)	—	—
1984	23	10	3	9		—	—
1985	24	12	3	19		—	—
1986	25	13	3	12	—	—	22

Individual races

• 15 wins – (15 SL)
• 43 podiums – (7 GS, 36 SL)

Season	Date	Location	Discipline
1977	26 Jan 1977	Crans-Montana, Switzerland	Slalom
	28 Jan 1977	Saint-Gervais, France	Slalom
	5 Mar 1977	Sun Valley, USA	Slalom
1978	10 Dec 1977	Cervinia, Italy	Slalom
	8 Feb 1978	Saint-Gervais, France	Slalom
	5 Mar 1978	Stratton Mountain, USA	Slalom
1979	18 Mar 1979	Furano, Japan	Slalom
1980	9 Jan 1980	Berchtesgaden, West Germany	Slalom
	25 Jan 1980	Saint-Gervais, France	Slalom
	29 Feb 1980	Waterville Valley, USA	Slalom
	8 Mar 1980	Vysoké Tatry, Czechoslovakia	Slalom
1981	18 Dec 1980	Altenmarkt, Austria	Slalom
	21 Dec 1980	Bormio, Italy	Slalom
1984	14 Jan 1984	Badgastein, Austria	Slalom
1985	1 Dec 1984	Courmayeur, Italy	Slalom

World Championship results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1978	17	4	8	not run	—	—
1980	19	DNF2	3		—	—
1982	21	—	DNF		—	2
1985	24	1	—		—	—

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant   Slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1980	19	DNF2	3	not run	—	not run
1984	23	2	3		—

References

1. "Pelen claims women's Slalom". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. March 5, 1977. p. A7.
2. Ils sont cadres et ont fait les JO : Perrine Pelen, triple médaillée et responsable marketing

External links

• Perrine Pelen at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Perrine Pelen World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
• Perrine Pelen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• Perrine Pelen at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Perrine Pelen at Olympics.com