At the Olympic Games
France
Pierre de Coubertin
• France has been with the Olympics since they were first revived. The modern Olympic Games were founded by Pierre Fredy, Baron de Coubertin (1863-1937), a French aristocrat who believed that better physical education could have kept France from their military defeats in the late 1800’s. His movement gradually gained support, and the first modern Olympic games were held in 1896.
Important Winter Athletes
• Jean-Claude Killy:–Won 12 of 16 World Cup races– Swept the 1968 Grenoble Olympics,
winning gold in all three alpine skiing events
– Served on the organizing committee of the 1992 Albertville Winter Games
Important Winter Athletes (cont.)
• Marielle & Christine Goitschel:– Christine won gold in Olympic Slalom in
1964, while sister Marielle won silver.– 2 days later, Marielle won gold in the
giant slalom while Christine tied for silver.
Medal History
Olympic Participation:
Total Medals: >Winter Games
Gold-25Silver-24Bronze-34
>OverallGold-238Silver-252Bronze-289
Winter Olympics Held in France: 3
Overall-46Winter Games-20
Medal History (cont.)
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1998 2002 20060
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French Winter Olympics Medal History
Medals
19241928
19321936
19481952
19561960
19641968
19721976
19801984
19881992
19982002
20062010
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120 Medal Projection for 2010
Medals
Vive la France!
Works Cited• http://www.radioanywhere.co.uk/upload/90/1853.french-flag.png• http://history1800s.about.com/od/sports/a/Coubertin.htm• http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1830391,00.html• http://www.databaseolympics.com/country/countrypage.htm?cty=FRA• http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Athletes/All-Athletes/Athletes-KA-to-KM/-Jean-Claude-Kill
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