Carole Merle

Carole Merle (French pronunciation: [ka.ʁɔl mɛʁl]; born 24 January 1964) is a former French Alpine skier. A specialist of Giant slalom and Super-G, she won 22 World Cup races, 6 World Cup season titles and 1 World Championship gold medal.

Carole Merle
Merle in 1993 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva during the second World Cup giant slalom of the weekend.
Personal information
Born (1964-01-24) 24 January 1964
Le Sauze, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
OccupationAlpine skier
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, giant slalom
Downhill, combined
Retired1994
Olympics
Teams4 - (1984, 1988, 1992, 1994)
Medals1
World Championships
Teams4 - (1987, 1989, 1991, 1993)
Medals3 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 - (19821994)
Wins22 - (12 SG, 10 GS)
Overall titles0 - (2nd in 1992, 3rd in 1993)
Discipline titles6 - (4 SG, 2 GS)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  France
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 10 2 7
Downhill 0 8 1
Super-G 12 2 2
Total 22 12 10
International competitionswwww
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 1 2 0
World Junior Championships 0 0 1
European Junior Championships 1 0 0
Total 2 3 1
Olympic Games
1992 AlbertvilleSG
World Championships
1993 Morioka-ShizukuishiGS
1989 VailGS
1991 Saalbach-HinterglemmSG
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