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Jean Vuarnet

1933 - 2017

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Jean Raoul Célina André Vuarnet (18 January 1933 – 1 January 2017) was an alpine ski racer from France. An Olympic gold medalist, he is known for inventing the "Tuck" skiing position, and was the first Olympian to win a gold medal using metal skis. Raised in Morzine, he had a childhood interest in skiing, which he pursued. He won a bronze medal in the downhill at the World Championships in 1958 at Bad Gastein, before winning gold in the same event in the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Vuarnet is the 65th most popular skier (down from 50th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Tunisia (up from 88th in 2019) and the most popular Tunisian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Jean Vuarnet ranks 65 out of 817. Before him are Ivar Formo, Josef Bradl, Yvonne Rüegg, Janne Ahonen, Sigmund Ruud, and Marie-Theres Nadig. After him are Erik Schinegger, Giuliana Minuzzo, Maurilio De Zolt, Helmut Recknagel, Janica Kostelić, and Anja Pärson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Jean Vuarnet ranks 342. Before him are Sven-Olov Sjödelius, Jimmy Murray, Mark Zakharov, Jimmy T. Murakami, Tete Montoliu, and Tsai Chin. After him are Radivoje Ognjanović, Ford Konno, Jerry Buss, Per Wästberg, Bobby Helms, and Marlene Ahrens. Among people deceased in 2017, Jean Vuarnet ranks 345. Before him are Om Puri, John Abercrombie, Wu Wenjun, Robert Guillaume, Issam Zahreddine, and Eduard Mudrik. After him are Abdelmajid Dolmy, Sue Grafton, Eugene Garfield, Tankred Dorst, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, and Vladimir Petrov.

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Jean Vuarnet ranks 86 out of 210. Before him are Abdelmajid Chetali (1939), Ziad Tlemçani (1963), Hédi Amara Nouira (1911), Mohamed Akid (1949), Anouar Brahem (1957), and Ahmed Hachani (1956). After him are Silvan Shalom (1958), Ahlam Mosteghanemi (1953), Bahi Ladgham (1913), Pierre Lévy (1956), Taos Amrouche (1913), and Tarak Dhiab (1954).

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Among SKIERS In Tunisia

Among skiers born in Tunisia, Jean Vuarnet ranks 1. 

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