Alain Giletti

{{short description|French figure skater}}

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{{MedalSport | Men's Figure skating}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1960 Vancouver|Men's singles}}

{{MedalBronze|1954 Oslo|Men's singles}}

{{MedalBronze|1958 Paris|Men's singles}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1955 Budapest|Men's singles}}

{{MedalGold|1956 Paris|Men's singles}}

{{MedalGold|1957 Vienna|Men's singles}}

{{MedalGold|1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen|Men's singles}}

{{MedalGold|1961 Berlin|Men's singles}}

{{MedalSilver|1953 Dortmund|Men's singles}}

{{MedalSilver|1954 Bolzano|Men's singles}}

{{MedalSilver|1958 Bratislava|Men's singles}}

{{MedalSilver|1959 Davos|Men's singles}}

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Alain Giletti (born 11 September 1939 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain) is a French figure skater. He is the 1960 World champion, the 1955-1957 & 1960-1961 European champion and is a ten-time (1951–1957, 1959–1961) French national champion. At the age of 12,[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417041148/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRA/ He is the youngest participant in France Olympic team history] he represented France at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 7th. He placed 4th at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and 4th again at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

He also competed as a pair skater. With partner Michèle Allard, he is the 1956 French national champion.

At the time Giletti won his World title in 1960, he was on leave from compulsory military service in France and expected to be sent on a four-month tour of Algeria upon his return. He was normally stationed in Paris where his schedule allowed him to train in the mornings with his coach Jacqueline Vaudecrane. Prior to starting his military service, he also trained in the United States with Pierre Brunet."The New World Champion", Skating magazine, May 1960 Giletti expected to defend his World title in 1961, but those championships were cancelled after the crash of Sabena Flight 548 killed all members of the U.S. team. Giletti turned professional to tour with Holiday On Ice, Scala Eisrevue and later became a skating coach in Chamonix, France.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/11/sports/alain-giletti-hurt-in-ski-accident.html | work=The New York Times | title=Alain Giletti Hurt In Ski Accident | date=February 11, 1983}} Surya Bonaly is one of his students.

He currently trains figure skating in the Angoulême area, France.[http://www.saintyrieixsurcharente.fr/images/upload/dossiers/reel/7f_syi_75_double_pages.pdf?saintYrieix=051c99b454ac11133c1b580682ae65de Saint Yrieix sur Charente infos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721020642/http://www.saintyrieixsurcharente.fr/images/upload/dossiers/reel/7f_syi_75_double_pages.pdf?saintYrieix=051c99b454ac11133c1b580682ae65de |date=2011-07-21 }} October, 2010