Henri 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. Biography.
Henri Oreiller was born on the 5th of December 1925 and died on the 7th October 1962 after a car crash accident. Born in Paris, the son of Léon Oreiller, of Italian origin, and Marguerite Favre, from Val d’Isère he lived in Paris and stayed in Val d’Isère for holidays.
1 de dic. de 2022 · Henri Oreiller had a hunger for life, to the point of racing through his existence and constantly upping the high-adrenaline ante in a thrilling, but dangerous, game. In France they called him the “madman of downhill” since the time when, aged just 23, the whole world admired him on the slopes at St. Moritz at the 1948 Winter Olympics, where he became the first French Olympic champion.
Henri Oreiller - Driver. Ricardo Teosiodó has set the pace in the season-opening stage of the European Rally Championship, heading into Saturday with a 0.2 second advantage over Erik...
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. Pilote automobile après son retrait des pistes, il décède à 36 ans à la suite d'un accident de course.
Henri 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. 5. Christine Goitschel ( 1944 - )
4 de feb. de 2014 · Double champion olympique en 1948 (descente et combiné), Henri Oreiller abandonne le ski en 1952 pour se consacrer à la course automobile. Il s'y illustre en remportant des rallyes (Lyon ...