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Henri Jean Auguste Oreiller (5 December 1925 – 7 October 1962) was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from France. He won two gold medals and a bronze at the 1948 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete those Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Henri Oreiller est un skieur alpin et pilote automobile français, né le 5 décembre 1925 à Paris, où il est mort le 7 octobre 1962. Il a été le premier champion olympique français de ski alpin, en remportant la descente et le combiné en 1948 à Saint-Moritz.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Henri Oreiller (born December 5, 1925, Paris, France—died October 7, 1962, Paris) was a French skier and auto racer who won a double championship in the downhill and combined events of Alpine skiing during the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Henri Oreiller was a French skiier who won three medals at the 1948 Winter Olympics, including the first Olympic downhill gold. He later switched to motor racing and died in a crash in 1962.
29 de abr. de 2021 · Biography. A member of the French underground during World War II, Henri Oreiller was known as "The Acrobat" because he was able to negotiate the slopes of Val d'Isère on one ski. Unexpected obstacles. When the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz began, Oreiller was full of confidence.
Henri Oreiller was a French skiier and racer who won three medals at the 1948 Winter Olympics and several races in Europe. He died in a car crash in 1962 while competing in the Grand Prix de Paris.
Henri Oreiller, né le 5 décembre 1925 à Paris et mort le 7 octobre 1962 à Linas, est un skieur alpin français, champion olympique de descente et de combiné en 1948 à Saint-Moritz. Il est le premier champion olympique de ski français.
