David Poisson Biography

French alpine skier (1982–2017)

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 compe*ion, 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.

World Cup results

Top ten finishes

• 1 podium – (1 DH)

Season standings

World Championship results

Olympic results

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to David Poisson.

• David Poisson at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• David Poisson World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
• David Poisson at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
• French Ski Team – 2016 men's A team (in French)
• David Poisson Archived 24 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Salomon Racing
• David Poisson at Olympedia
• David Poisson at Olympics.com
• David Poisson at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)