Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet

{{short description|French alpine skier (1926–2022)}}

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{{MedalSport | Women's Alpine skiing}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold| 1954 Åre|Giant slalom}}

{{MedalBronze| 1950 Aspen|Giant slalom}}

{{MedalBronze| 1954 Åre|Downhill}}

{{MedalBronze| 1954 Åre|Combined}}

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Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet (27 November 1926 – 4 October 2022) was a French alpine skier and world champion, who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/lucienne-schmidt-couttet-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195308/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/lucienne-schmidt-couttet-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=20 August 2014}}

Schmidt received a gold medal at the 1954 World Championships in Åre, winning the giant slalom.[http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/majorevents/fisworldskichampionships/alpinewsc.html Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120524000713/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/majorevents/fisworldskichampionships/alpinewsc.html |date=24 May 2012 }} – FIS-ski.com - (Retrieved on 16 November 2008)

Schmidt-Couttet died on 4 October 2022, at the age of 95.{{cite news |title=Première championne du monde française de ski alpin, Lucienne Schmidt-Couttet est décédée |url=https://www.ledauphine.com/skichrono/2022/10/06/premiere-championne-du-monde-francaise-de-ski-alpin-lucienne-schmidt-couttet-est-decedee-sport |access-date=6 October 2022 |publisher=SkiChrono |date=6 October 2022}}

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