 Florence Steurer c. 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 November 1949 (1949-11) (age 76) Lyon, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Lyonnais SC Saint-Gervais | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Florence Steurer (laterPenz, born 1 November 1949) is a French formeralpine skier. She competed in the1968 and1972 Winter Olympics in thedownhill, slalom, andgiant slalom events and won a bronze medal in the slalom in 1972. She also finished fourth and sixth in the giant slalom, respectively.[1]
Steurer also won two world championship medals; a silver in combined in 1970 and a bronze in giant slalom in 1966. She has 27 World Cup podiums, including six in downhill, seven in giant slalom, and 14 in slalom. This includes four victories – three in slalom and one in giant slalom. Overall, she finished second in 1969 and third in 1968 and 1970. After retiring from competitions, she became director of a communication agency Duodecim. In 2009, she was made a chevalier of theLegion of Honor. Her husbandAlain Penz and father-in-lawClaude Penz are also Olympic alpine skiers.[1]
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