Vincent Vittoz

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Vincent Vittoz
Medal record
Vincent Vittoz in 2008.

Men's cross-country skiing
World Championships
Gold	2005 Oberstdorf	15 km + 15 km double pursuit

Vincent Vittoz (born 17 July 1975 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie) is a French cross-country skier and non-commissioned officer.^[1] He grew up in the town of La Clusaz in the Northern French Alps and has been competing since 1982. He won a gold medal in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit at the 2005 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf.

Vittoz's best overall team finish at the Winter Olympics was a fourth place in the 4 x 10 km relay events in Turin in the 2006 and in Vancouver in 2010. His best individual finish in Turin was sixth in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in. He finished fifth in the 15 km free event in Vancouver.

Vittoz has won seven World Cup individual events and one World Cup team event so far. He was ranked second in the general classification of the 2005 World Cup.

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Official website (French)
Vincent Vittoz at the International Ski Federation

References

↑ Vittoz, Vincent, Équipe de France Militaire de Ski 2011.

v t e World champions in men's cross-country combined/double pursuit

10 km + 15 km combined	1993: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1995: Vladmir Smirnov (KAZ) 1997: Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) 1999: Thomas Alsgaard (NOR)

10 km + 10 km combined	2001: Per Elofsson (SWE)

10 km + 10 km double	2003: Per Elofsson (SWE)

15 km + 15 km double	2005: Vincent Vittoz (FRA) 2007: Axel Teichmann (GER) 2009: Petter Northug (NOR) 2011: Petter Northug (NOR) 2013: Dario Cologna (SUI)

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Name	Vittoz, Vincent
Alternative names
Short description	French cross-country skier
Date of birth	17 July 1975
Place of birth	Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Date of death
Place of death

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