David Poisson (alpine skier)

David Poisson
 Alpine skier 

Poisson in 2009
Disciplines Downhill, Super G, Combined
Club SC Peisey Vallandry
Born (1983-03-31) 31 March 1983
Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
World Cup debut 14 February 2004 (age 20)
Website davidpoisson.com
Olympics
Teams 2 – (2010, 2014)
Medals 0
World Championships
Teams 4 – (2005, '09, '13, '15)
Medals 1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 11th – (2005, '0716)
Wins 1
Podiums 11
Overall titles 0 – (11th in 2010)
Discipline titles 0 – (5th in DH, 2013)

David Poisson, born 31 March 1982 in Annecy, France is a French World Cup alpine ski racer, specialized in the speed events. Poisson represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver,[1] where he placed 7th in the downhill. At the 2013 World Championships, Poisson made his first podium, taking bronze in the downhill.

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2008 29 Feb 2008 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
2009 24 Jan 2009 Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
2010 5 Dec 2009 Beaver Creek, USA Super-G3rd, bronze medalist(s)
29 Dec 2009 Bormio, Italy Downhill 2nd, silver medalist(s)
2012 3 Mar 2012 Kvitfjell, Norway Downhill 2nd, silver medalist(s)
2013 19 Jan 2013 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
25 Jan 2013 Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 2nd, silver medalist(s)
2015 21 Feb 2015 Saalbach, Austria Downhill 2nd, silver medalist(s)
2016 27 Dec 2015 Santa Caterina di Valfurva, Italy Downhill 2nd, silver medalist(s)
15 Jan 2016 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
27 Jan 2016 Kitzbühel, Austria Downhill 1st, gold medalist(s)

Season standings

Season Age Overall Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined
2004 21 140 54 65
2005 22 98 38 41 67
2006 23
2007 24 123 32 56 51
2008 25 31 44 23 13 32
2009 26 24 27 18 8 13
2010 27 11 31 9 7 9
2011 28 22 41 14 8 28
2012 29 15 36 13 6 32
2013 30 14 38 22 5 16
2014 31 22 49 21 11 21
2015 32 16 48 19 10 31
2016 33 9 8 4

World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2005 20 28 29
2007 22 DNF2 11 6 18
2009 24 53 7 DNF DNF2
2011 26 19 8 7 32
2013 28 45 422nd, silver medalist(s) DNF1
2015 30 DNF1 6 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Olympic results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2010 27 DNF1 7 6 DNF2
2014 31 DNF2 DNF 7 DNF2

References

  1. "David Poisson, Alpine Skiing". Vancouver 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.

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