Name Jean-Luc Cretier | Role Olympic athlete | |
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Olympic medals Alpine Skiing at the 1998 Winter Olympics -Men\'s Downhill | ||
Descente victorieuse de Jean Luc Cretier aux Jeux Olympiques de Nagano 1998
Jean-Luc Crétier (born April 28, 1966 in Albertville, Savoie) is a retired alpine ski racer.
He won the gold medal in the downhill at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. It was the only victory of Crétier's international career; he did not win a single World Cup race or World Championship race but was runner-up at the downhill world cup in 1997-1998. He had a few good places in different skiing competitions such as the Olympic games in Albertville, 1992 (4th in men's combined competition) . His final World Cup race was ten months later, in December 1998.
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