David Poisson (alpine skier)
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. Poisson represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, 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.
David Poisson in February 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 March 1982 Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 November 2017 (aged 35) Nakiska, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| 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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Poisson died in a crash during training in Canada, at Nakiska near Calgary, on 13 November 2017. He caught an edge, went through the safety netting, and struck a tree.
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