Bozon died in 1964 at age 31 in a mountain climbing accident near Mont Blanc. He and 13 climbing companions were killed in an avalanche on the Aiguille Verte, a 4,122-metre (13,524 ft) mountain in the Mont Blanc massif.[6] The climbing party had reached an elevation of about 2,700 m (9,000 ft) when the avalanche occurred.[5] Bozon's father, Charles, Sr., had died on the same slope in an avalanche in 1938.[7]
charles, bozon, december, 1932, july, 1964, alpine, racer, world, champion, from, france, personal, informationborn, 1932, december, 1932chamonix, haute, savoie, francedied7, july, 1964, 1964, aged, aiguille, verte, haute, savoie, franceoccupationalpine, skier. Charles Bozon Jr 15 December 1932 7 July 1964 was an alpine ski racer and world champion from France 1 Charles BozonPersonal informationBorn 1932 12 15 15 December 1932Chamonix Haute Savoie FranceDied7 July 1964 1964 07 07 aged 31 Aiguille Verte Haute Savoie FranceOccupationAlpine skierSkiing careerDisciplinesDownhill giant slalom slalom combinedClubChamonixOlympicsTeams2 1956 1960 Medals1 0 gold World ChampionshipsTeams4 1956 1958 1960 1962 includes OlympicsMedals4 1 gold Medal record Men s alpine skiing Representing France Olympic Games 1960 Squaw Valley Slalom World Championships 1962 Chamonix Slalom 1960 Squaw Valley Combined 1956 Cortina Combined Born in Chamonix Haute Savoie Bozon won a gold medal in the slalom at the 1962 World Championships held at his hometown of Chamonix in a snowstorm 2 Earlier he had won a bronze medal in the slalom at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley California 3 and two world championship silver medals in the combined in 1956 and 1960 Bozon suffered fractured vertebra in the giant slalom at the world championships in 1958 and vowed not to compete again 4 He did not compete in the Olympics in 1964 5 Bozon died in 1964 at age 31 in a mountain climbing accident near Mont Blanc He and 13 climbing companions were killed in an avalanche on the Aiguille Verte a 4 122 metre 13 524 ft mountain in the Mont Blanc massif 6 The climbing party had reached an elevation of about 2 700 m 9 000 ft when the avalanche occurred 5 Bozon s father Charles Sr had died on the same slope in an avalanche in 1938 7 Less than three months earlier an avalanche in Switzerland claimed the lives of two noted alpine racers Buddy Werner of the U S and Barbi Henneberger of West Germany 8 References edit Bennett Bill 22 January 1963 Frenchman Charles Bozon dedicated ski specialist Montreal Gazette p 23 Speedy French star wins world slalom Spokesman Review Associated Press 14 February 1962 p 14 1960 Winter Olympics Squaw Valley United States Alpine skiing Archived 2007 08 19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 28 2008 U S ski hopes are disqualified St Petersburg Times 14 February 1962 p 3 C a b Alpine avalanche kills 14 climbers Tuscaloosa AL News Associated Press 7 July 1964 p 1 Snow slide in Alps kills 14 climbers Spokesman Review Associated Press 8 July 1964 p 1 Avalanche kills French ski champ Charles Bozon Eugene Register Guard UPI 8 July 1964 p 9 Ski star killed racing avalanche Tuscaloosa News Associated Press 13 April 1964 p 1 External links editCharles Bozon at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Charles Bozon at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Charles Bozon at Ski DB Alpine Ski Database nbsp This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a Winter Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a French Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Bozon amp oldid 1223155710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
