Alain Penz

{{Short description|French alpine skier (born 1947)}}

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|disciplines = Technical events

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|30 October 1947|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Sallanches, France

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|wcdebut = 1967

|retired = 1972

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|wcseasons = 6

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|wctitles = 2

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{{Medal|Sport|Men's alpine skiing}}

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{{MedalCount|total=yes|type=World Cup race podiums

| Slalom | 4 | 5 | 1

| Giant slalom | 1 | 0 | 1

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Alain Penz (born 30 October 1947 in Sallanches) is a French former alpine skier.{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&listid=&competitorid=46899|title=Alain Penz profile|website=fis-ski.com|access-date=6 October 2022}}

Career

He competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics. He was the world no. 1 amateur slalom skier.{{cite book |title=Skiing Magazine |date=September 1974 |page=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1eU9dyZr9jEC&dq=%22Alain+Penz%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA6 |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=en}} He competed on the French team for the slalom World Cup, tying twice.{{cite book |title=Skiing Magazine |date=September 1974 |page=152 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1eU9dyZr9jEC&dq=%22Alain+Penz%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA6 |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=en}}

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