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Michel Vion

Michel Vion
Michel Vion (2011)
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1959-10-22) 22 October 1959 (age 65)
Moûtiers, Savoie, France
Sport
SportAlpine skiing
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's Alpine skiing
World championship
Gold medal – first place 1982 Schladming Combined

Michel Vion (born 22 October 1959 in Moûtiers) is a French alpine skier and world champion. He competed in three events at the 1984 Winter Olympics.[1]

Vion became a world champion in the combined event in Schladming in 1982.[2] He finished 5th in combined at the world championships in Bormio in 1985. Also in 1985, Vion won the "Lauberhorn Combined" World Cup Race. - Since 2010, he is the president of the French Skiing Federation.

He was appointed Secretary-General of the International Ski Federation in June 2021. In 2022, Vion opposed the decision of the Norwegian Ski Federation to refuse the participation of Russian and Belarusian skiers in World Cup events during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michel Vion Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. ^ Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Archived 2008-09-15 at the Wayback MachineFIS-ski.com - (Retrieved on 15 November 2008)