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| Born | 9 May 1964 Courmayeur, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | C.S. Esercito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 (best 5th 1987) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 (best 3rd GS 1987) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Pramotton (born 9 May 1964) is an Italian former alpine skier. [1]
The brother of other alpine skier Roger, [2] he was born at Courmayeur. He was a specialist of giant slalom, a discipline in which he scored three victories, all in 1986. He was the first Italian after the age of Gustav Thöni and Piero Gros to classify in the top five of the Alpine Skiing World Cup, with a fifth position overall in 1987. [3]
| Date | Location | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 28 January 1986 |  Adelboden, Switzerland | Giant slalom |
| 30 November 1986 |  Sestriere, Italy | Giant slalom |
| 14 December 1986 | Alta Badia, Italy | Giant slalom |
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Nel 1970 ritornai a vivere in Valle, a Dolonne (Courmayeur), dove ho comprato casa e dove i miei figli, Roger e Richard, andarono a scuola e diventarono famosi e abili sciatori di Coppa del Mondo"
