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.[1] Poisson represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,[2][3] 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.[1]
| Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
 David Poisson in February 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G, combined | |||||||||||||
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| Club | SC Peisey Vallandry | |||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1982 Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France | |||||||||||||
| Died | 13 November 2017 (aged 35) Nakiska, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| 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.[4] He caught an edge, went through the safety netting, and struck a tree.[5]
World Cup results
Top ten finishes
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2008 | 29 Feb 2008 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 10th |
| 2009 | 24 Jan 2009 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 9th |
| 2010 | 5 Dec 2009 | Beaver Creek, USA | Downhill | 8th |
| 29 Dec 2009 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 4th | |
| 2012 | 3 Mar 2012 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 6th |
| 2013 | 19 Jan 2013 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 9th |
| 26 Jan 2013 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 4th | |
| 2015 | 21 Feb 2015 | Saalbach, Austria | Downhill | 5th |
| 2016 | 29 Dec 2015 | Santa Caterina, Italy | Downhill | 3rd |
| 16 Jan 2016 | Wengen, Switzerland | Downhill | 6th | |
| 23 Jan 2016 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Downhill | 9th | |
World Championship results
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — |
| 2007 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 26 | — | — | 34 | DNF | — |
| 2011 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 30 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| 2015 | 32 | — | — | — | 14 | — |
References
- "French downhill skier David Poisson dies after training crash at Nakiska". CBC.ca. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- "David Poisson, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 19 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Poisson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- Inc., Midwest Communications. "Alpine skiing-Frenchman Poisson dies in training accident". 1450 99.7 WHTC. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- "French Ski Federation says skier killed at Nakiska may have hit tree 'after going through the safety netting'". CBC. Associated Press. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- "POISSON David - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
External links
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- David Poisson at the International Ski Federation
- David Poisson World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
- David Poisson at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- French Ski Team – 2016 men's A team (in French)
- David Poisson at Salomon Racing
- David Poisson at the International Olympic Committee
- David Poisson at the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français (in French)
- David Poisson at Olympedia
- Official website (in French)
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