Alain Giletti

Alain Giletti (born 11 September 1939 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain) is a French figure skater. He is the 1960 World champion, the 1955-1957 & 1960-1961 European champion and is a ten-time (1951–1957, 1959–1961) French national champion. At the age of 12,^[1] he represented France at the 1952 Winter Olympics, where he placed 7th. He placed 4th at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and 4th again at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Alain Giletti
Full name	Alain Giletti
Born	(1939-09-11) 11 September 1939 (age 85) Bourg-en-Bresse
Figure skating career
Country	France
Medal record Representing  France Men's Figure skating World Championships 1960 Vancouver Men's singles 1954 Oslo Men's singles 1958 Paris Men's singles European Championships 1955 Budapest Men's singles 1956 Paris Men's singles 1957 Vienna Men's singles 1960 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Men's singles 1961 Berlin Men's singles 1953 Dortmund Men's singles 1954 Bolzano Men's singles 1958 Bratislava Men's singles 1959 Davos Men's singles

He also competed as a pair skater. With partner Michèle Allard, he is the 1956 French national champion.

At the time Giletti won his World title in 1960, he was on leave from compulsory military service in France and expected to be sent on a four-month tour of Algeria upon his return. He was normally stationed in Paris where his schedule allowed him to train in the mornings with his coach Jacqueline Vaudecrane. Prior to starting his military service, he also trained in the United States with Pierre Brunet.^[2] Giletti expected to defend his World title in 1961, but those championships were cancelled after the crash of Sabena Flight 548 killed all members of the U.S. team. Giletti turned professional to tour with Holiday On Ice, Scala Eisrevue and later became a skating coach in Chamonix, France.^[3] Surya Bonaly is one of his students. He currently trains figure skating in the Angoulême area, France.^[4]

Competitive highlights

Event	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961
Winter Olympic Games		7th				4th				4th
World Championships		8th	5th	3rd	4th		4th	3rd	4th	1st
European Championships		4th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st
French Championships	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st

References

1. He is the youngest participant in France Olympic team history
2. "The New World Champion", Skating magazine, May 1960
3. "Alain Giletti Hurt In Ski Accident". The New York Times. February 11, 1983.
4. Saint Yrieix sur Charente infos Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine October, 2010

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