Annie Famose

Annie Famose (born 16 June 1944) is a French former Alpine skier. She was a member of the dominating French alpine skiing national team in the 1960s. She won two medals at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, as well as three medals (including one gold in slalom) at the 1966 World Championships in Portillo, Chile.^[1]

Annie Famose

Famose in 1968
Personal information
Born	(1944-06-16) 16 June 1944 (age 80) Jurançon, France
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Alpine skiing
Club	Pyrenenees Quest
Medal record Women's alpine skiing Representing  France Olympic Games 1968 Grenoble Giant Slalom 1968 Grenoble Slalom World Championships 1966 Portillo Slalom 1966 Portillo Combined 1966 Portillo Downhill 1968 Grenoble Combined

Famose was a versatile all-event skier who was a threat to win races in any discipline, but she excelled in the slalom. She won two World Cup slalom races in 1967, and had a total of 24 podium (top 3) finishes in slalom, giant slalom, and downhill in her career. She won the slalom World Cup title in 1967 (tied with Marielle Goitschel), while placing third in the race for the overall title. She retired from competition after the 1972 season.