Bernard Orcel

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Bernard Orcel Alpine skiing
nation FranceFrance France
birthday 2nd April 1945 (age 75)
place of birth L'Alpe d'Huez , France
Career
discipline Downhill, giant slalom, slalom
status resigned
End of career 1972
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup
 Individual World Cup debut 1967
 Individual world cup victories 1
 Overall World Cup 9. (1970/71)
 Downhill World Cup 2. (1970/71)
 Giant Slalom World Cup 7th (1968/69)
 Slalom World Cup 25. (1970/71)
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Departure 1 5 0
 Giant slalom 0 1 0
 

Bernard Orcel (born April 2, 1945 in L'Alpe d'Huez ) is a retired French ski racer . He was particularly successful in downhill races, but also drove giant slaloms and slaloms .

biography

A first highlight in Orcel's career was the 1966 World Cup in the Chilean Portillo , where he was sixth in the downhill. From 1967 he took part in the races of the newly created World Cup, on March 3, 1967, he achieved the first podium as third on the downhill from Sestriere . At the 1968 Winter Olympics , he finished eighth in the downhill. Two weeks later, on February 24, 1968, he was able to win the World Cup downhill in Chamonix - but this would be his only victory.

Orcel's most successful season was 1970/71. This winter he was never worse than eighth and finally finished second in the Downhill World Cup ranking behind the Swiss Bernhard Russi . After the Olympic Games in 1972, he resigned from top-class sport.

successes

Olympic games

World championships

World cup

  • 1967 season : 6th downhill classification
  • 1968 season : 4th downhill classification
  • 1968/69 season : 7th giant slalom ranking
  • 1969/70 season : 5th downhill classification
  • Season 1970/71 : 9th overall, 2nd exit Score
  • 12 podium places, including 1 victory:
date place country discipline
February 24, 1968 Chamonix France Departure

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personal data
SURNAME Orcel, Bernard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French ski racer
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH L'Alpe d'Huez