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Henri Oreiller (5 December 1925 – 7 October 1962) was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from France. He won two gold medals and a bronze at the 1948 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete those Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland.[1]

Henri Oreiller

Alpine skier
An illustration of Henri Oreiller, ca. 1948
Disciplines	downhill, Giant Slalom, Slalom, Combined
Club	Val-d'Isère
Born	(1925-12-05)5 December 1925 Paris, France
Died	7 October 1962(1962-10-07) (aged 36) Paris, France
Retired	1952 (age 26)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (1948, 1952)
Medals	3 (2 gold)
World Championships
Teams	3 – (1948, 1950, 1952)     includes Olympics
Medals	3 (2 gold)
Medal record Men's alpine skiing Representing  France Olympic Games World Championships 1948 St. Moritz Downhill 1948 St. Moritz Combined 1948 St. Moritz Slalom

Biography

Born in Paris, the son of Léon Oreiller, of Italian origin, and Marguerite Favre, from Savoie. His parents lived in Paris and frequented Val d'Isère for holidays. Oreiller was a member of Section Eclairuers Skieurs, a specialist skiing section of the French Resistance during World War II. After the liberation of Paris he fought in the Alps in an elite winter combat unit of the French Army.[1]

Nicknamed the "Parisian of Val d'Isère" or the "madman of downhill", he was the inaugural downhill gold medallist at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics, with a record margin of four seconds over the runner-up. His medals cache included: the gold medal in the combined event, and the bronze medal in the special slalom. He missed one of his medal ceremonies because he was playing accordion in a local bar, and received his medal a week later.[1]

He competed in the 1950 World Championships at Aspen and finished fourth in the new event, the giant slalom. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Oreiller was 14th in the downhill and 16th in the giant slalom.[1]

Obsessed with speed, Oreiller retired from ski racing in 1952 at age 26 to take up motor racing. Ten years later, he had a racing car accident which took his life on 7 October 1962. A tire blowout at 100 mph (160 km/h) caused his Ferrari to flip at the Linas-Montlhéry autodrome and he later died at Hôpital Cochin in Paris.[2]

At his shrine at Val d'Isère, where he is interred next to his wife, testimonies from around the world bear witness to his abilities.

Arlberg-Kandahar

• Best result: 2nd place in slalom 1947 a Mürren and 1950 a Mürren .

Others

• Winner of the Harriman Cup in 1949 in Sun Valley in the U.S., in downhill, slalom, and combined.[3][4]
• Champion of France in special slalom in 1947.

Motor racing

• Champion of France in "touring" category in 1959.
• Tour de France 1959, winner on points.
• Lyon-Carbonniere Rallye in 1960 and 1961.

References

External links

• Henri Oreiller at the International Ski Federation
• Henri Oreiller at the International Olympic Committee
• Encyclopædia Britannica – Henri Oreiller
• Henri Oreiller at Find a Grave

На других языках

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[de] Henri Oreiller

Henri Jean Oreiller (* 5. Dezember 1925 in Paris; † 7. Oktober 1962 in Montlhéry) war ein französischer Skirennläufer und Automobilrennfahrer.

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- [en] Henri Oreiller

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[fr] Henri Oreiller

Henri Oreiller, né le 5 décembre 1925 à Paris et mort le 7 octobre 1962 à Paris, est un skieur alpin français, champion olympique de descente et de combiné en 1948 à Saint-Moritz. Il est le premier champion olympique de ski français. Pilote automobile après son retrait des pistes, il décède à 36 ans à la suite d'un accident de course.

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[it] Henri Oreiller

Henri Oreiller (Parigi, 5 dicembre 1925 – Montlhéry, 7 ottobre 1962) è stato uno sciatore alpino e pilota automobilistico francese. Aggiudicandosi la medaglia d'oro nella discesa libera e nella combinata a Sankt Moritz 1948 divenne il primo campione olimpico francese nella storia dei Giochi olimpici invernali.

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[ru] Орейе, Анри

Анри Орейе (фр. Henri Oreiller; 5 декабря 1925 (1925-12-05), Париж — 7 октября 1962) — французский горнолыжник и автогонщик, двукратный олимпийский чемпион.

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