Jean-Claude Killy is a French former alpine ski racer born August 30, 1943, in Saint-Cloud. He won all three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete of those Games, and won the first two overall World Cup titles in 1967 and 1968. He also won six gold medals across the World Championships in downhill, giant slalom, slalom and combined events, and his fame after the 1968 Olympics, the first Winter Games broadcast extensively in color to American audiences, made him an international celebrity.
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Career HighlightTriple Olympic champion, winning all three alpine skiing events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, the most successful athlete at those Games. 1 Classification
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Why did Jean-Claude Killy become so famous in the United States?
American television in color showed his triple Olympic win in 1968.
The 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble were the first Winter Games to be extensively televised in color, by the American Broadcasting Company. Killy swept all three alpine events there, and that success, combined with his Gallic flair and looks, made him an overnight celebrity in the United States.
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Jean-Claude Killy (born 30 August 1943) is a French former World Cup alpine ski racer.
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is a French former World Cup alpine ski racer.
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He dominated the sport in the late 1960s, and was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there.
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Jean-Claude Killy (born 30 August 1943) is a French former World Cup alpine ski racer.
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He dominated the sport in the late 1960s, and was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there.
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is a French former World Cup alpine ski racer.
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