David Poisson (alpine skier), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French alpine skier
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Place of Birth: Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About David Poisson (alpine skier)
- David Poisson (31 March 1982 – 13 November 2017) was a French World Cup alpine ski racer, who specialized in the speed events.
- He made his World Cup debut in 2004.
- Poisson represented France at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where he placed 7th in the downhill.
- At the 2013 World Championships, Poisson made his first podium in top-level competition, taking bronze in the downhill.
- In 2015, Poisson took his only World Cup podium in a downhill in Santa Caterina, finishing third.Poisson died in a crash during training in Canada, at Nakiska near Calgary, on 13 November 2017.
- He caught an edge, went through the safety netting, and struck a tree.
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