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Chamonix Sports Club

Boasting over 3000 members in 28 different sections, the Chamonix Sports Club has been grooming world-class athletes for over a hundred years. They excel in an array of disciplines: namely skiing, biathlon and ice hockey.

Chamonix Sports Club: Milestones

1905 : Doctor Payot forms the Club des Sports Alpins.
1908 : Doctor Payot organizes the first international competition.
1924 Chamonix Winter Olympic Games.
1943 : Formation of the Club Omnisport de Chamonix, with sections in skiing, bobsleigh, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, curling.
1952 : The Swimming section is started.
1968 : The Nordic skiing section is started.
1995-2005 : Athletics, horse riding, judo, jujitsu, taekwondo and mountain biking sections are started.
2003 : Launch of the Mont-Blanc Marathon.
2010 : 8 Chamonix-born athletes are sent to compete in the Vancouver Olympic Games and another to the Paralympics.
2011 : Start of the Vertical Km ( the Mont-Blanc Marathon’s elevation gain).

Three Club des Sports de Chamonix – trained champions

Guy Périllat : Grenoble Olympics 1968 : Downhill Silver medal.
World Championship: Combined Gold medal in 1960, Slalom Silver medal in 1962, Giant Slalom Gold medal in 1966.

Michelle Jacod : Won the Innsbruck World Championship in 1970. Twice member of the Olympic Team, Slalom Silver medal at the Saint Moritz World Championship in 1974.

Karine Ruby : Snowboarder . Gold medal winner at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Silver medal winner at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.
6 Gold medals and 4 Silver medals at the Snowboard World Championship in parallel slalom, Giant slalom and snow board cross between 1996 and 2005. Karine clocked up 67 victories in World Championships and 6 Crystal Globes. Karine was awarded the largest number of medals in recent snowboarding history.

Testimonial

« It is a matter of course that the Club des Sports de Chamonix and Monnet should partner as they both stand as major player in the world of alpine skiing in France. From its inception onwards, the Club des Sports de Chamonix has afforded the country a number of its snow ski champions. Monnet has shown the same commitment to the sport by closing exclusive supply agreements with France’s Ski Teams.»

Frédéric COMTE, Manager of Club des Sports de Chamonix