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Born | Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France | 31 March 1982||||||||||||||
Died | 13 November 2017 Nakiska, Alberta, Canada | (aged 35)||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | ||||||||||||||
Club | SC Peisey Vallandry | ||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 14 February 2004 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||
Website | davidpoisson.com | ||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – ( 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – ( 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||
Seasons | 11 – ( 2005, 2007– 2016) | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2010) | ||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Poisson (31 March 1982 – 13 November 2017) was a French World Cup alpine ski racer, who specialized in the speed events. He made his World Cup debut in 2004. [1] Poisson represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, [2] [3] where he placed 7th in the downhill. At the 2013 World Championships, Poisson made his first podium in top-level competition, taking bronze in the downhill. In 2015, Poisson took his only World Cup podium in a downhill in Santa Caterina, finishing third. [1]
Poisson died in a crash during training in Canada, at Nakiska near Calgary, on 13 November 2017. [4] He caught an edge, went through the safety netting, and struck a tree. [5]
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2008 | 29 Feb 2008 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 10th |
2009 | 24 Jan 2009 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 9th |
2010 | 5 Dec 2009 | Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | 8th |
29 Dec 2009 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 4th | |
2012 | 3 Mar 2012 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 6th |
2013 | 19 Jan 2013 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 9th |
26 Jan 2013 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 4th | |
2015 | 21 Feb 2015 | Saalbach, Austria | Downhill | 5th |
2016 | 29 Dec 2015 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Downhill | 3rd |
16 Jan 2016 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 6th | |
23 Jan 2016 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 9th |
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2004 | 21 | 140 | — | — | — | 54 | – |
2005 | 22 | 98 | — | — | 38 | 41 | – |
2006 | 23 | ||||||
2007 | 24 | 143 | — | — | – | 56 | 51 |
2008 | 25 | 72 | — | – | 38 | 24 | – |
2009 | 26 | 74 | — | – | – | 24 | – |
2010 | 27 | 66 | — | – | – | 20 | – |
2011 | 28 | 147 | — | – | – | 51 | – |
2012 | 29 | 75 | — | – | – | 27 | – |
2013 | 30 | 50 | — | – | 43 | 25 | – |
2014 | 31 | 82 | — | – | 51 | 31 | – |
2015 | 32 | 76 | — | – | – | 26 | – |
2016 | 33 | 56 | — | — | – | 19 | — |
2017 | 34 | 107 | — | — | 47 | 38 | — |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2005 | 22 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
2007 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
2009 | 26 | — | — | 34 | DNF | — |
2011 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
2013 | 30 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
2015 | 32 | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
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2010 | 27 | — | — | DNF1 | 7 | — |
2014 | 31 | — | — | 17 | 16 | — |
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France | 31 March 1982||||||||||||||
Died | 13 November 2017 Nakiska, Alberta, Canada | (aged 35)||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | ||||||||||||||
Club | SC Peisey Vallandry | ||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 14 February 2004 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||
Website | davidpoisson.com | ||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 2 – ( 2010, 2014) | ||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 | ||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||
Teams | 4 – ( 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||
Seasons | 11 – ( 2005, 2007– 2016) | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (11th in 2010) | ||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (5th in DH, 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
David Poisson (31 March 1982 – 13 November 2017) was a French World Cup alpine ski racer, who specialized in the speed events. He made his World Cup debut in 2004. [1] Poisson represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, [2] [3] where he placed 7th in the downhill. At the 2013 World Championships, Poisson made his first podium in top-level competition, taking bronze in the downhill. In 2015, Poisson took his only World Cup podium in a downhill in Santa Caterina, finishing third. [1]
Poisson died in a crash during training in Canada, at Nakiska near Calgary, on 13 November 2017. [4] He caught an edge, went through the safety netting, and struck a tree. [5]
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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2008 | 29 Feb 2008 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 10th |
2009 | 24 Jan 2009 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 9th |
2010 | 5 Dec 2009 | Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | 8th |
29 Dec 2009 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 4th | |
2012 | 3 Mar 2012 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 6th |
2013 | 19 Jan 2013 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 9th |
26 Jan 2013 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 4th | |
2015 | 21 Feb 2015 | Saalbach, Austria | Downhill | 5th |
2016 | 29 Dec 2015 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Downhill | 3rd |
16 Jan 2016 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 6th | |
23 Jan 2016 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 9th |
Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | 21 | 140 | — | — | — | 54 | – |
2005 | 22 | 98 | — | — | 38 | 41 | – |
2006 | 23 | ||||||
2007 | 24 | 143 | — | — | – | 56 | 51 |
2008 | 25 | 72 | — | – | 38 | 24 | – |
2009 | 26 | 74 | — | – | – | 24 | – |
2010 | 27 | 66 | — | – | – | 20 | – |
2011 | 28 | 147 | — | – | – | 51 | – |
2012 | 29 | 75 | — | – | – | 27 | – |
2013 | 30 | 50 | — | – | 43 | 25 | – |
2014 | 31 | 82 | — | – | 51 | 31 | – |
2015 | 32 | 76 | — | – | – | 26 | – |
2016 | 33 | 56 | — | — | – | 19 | — |
2017 | 34 | 107 | — | — | 47 | 38 | — |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | 22 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
2007 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
2009 | 26 | — | — | 34 | DNF | — |
2011 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
2013 | 30 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
2015 | 32 | — | — | — | 14 | — |
Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 27 | — | — | DNF1 | 7 | — |
2014 | 31 | — | — | 17 | 16 | — |