Petitjean was born in Togo, to a Togolese mother which allowed her the opportunity to compete for the country. She was contacted by Togolese Ski Federation in March 2013 via Facebook to compete for the country at the Winter Olympics. Petitjean has lived the majority of her life in Haute-Savoie, France, where she learned to ski.[5]
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mathilde, amivi, petitjean, born, february, 1994, french, togolese, cross, country, skier, competed, togo, 2014, winter, olympics, classical, race, petitjean, finished, 68th, place, only, race, competitors, nearly, minutes, behind, winner, justyna, kowalczyk, . Mathilde Amivi Petitjean born 19 February 1994 1 2 is a French Togolese cross country skier She competed for Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 10 km classical race 3 Petitjean finished in 68th place in her only race out of 75 competitors nearly ten minutes behind the winner Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland Petitjean hopes that her appearance will help to inspire the youth of Africa to participate in winter sports 4 Mathilde Amivi PetitjeanPetitjean in 2016Country France TogoBorn 1994 02 19 19 February 1994 age 30 Kpalime TogoWorld Cup careerSeasons3 2016 2018 Starts9Podiums0Overall titles0Discipline titles0 Petitjean was born in Togo to a Togolese mother which allowed her the opportunity to compete for the country She was contacted by Togolese Ski Federation in March 2013 via Facebook to compete for the country at the Winter Olympics Petitjean has lived the majority of her life in Haute Savoie France where she learned to ski 5 She carried the Togolese flag at the opening ceremony 6 She competed for France until her switch to compete for Togo Contents 1 Cross country skiing results 1 1 Olympic Games 1 2 World Championships 1 3 World Cup 1 3 1 Season standings 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCross country skiing results editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation FIS 2 Olympic Games edit Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 5 km relay Team sprint 2014 20 66 2018 24 83 59 World Championships edit Year Age 10 km individual 15 km skiathlon 30 km mass start Sprint 4 5 km relay Team sprint 2017 23 49 World Cup edit Season standings edit Season Age Discipline standings Ski Tour standings Overall Distance Sprint NordicOpening Tour deSki World CupFinal Ski TourCanada 2016 22 NC NC NC DNF 2017 23 NC NC DNF 2018 24 NC NC NC See also editTogo at the 2014 Winter OlympicsReferences edit Mumuni Moutakilou 16 January 2014 Togo Sochi Olympics 2014 Mathilde Petitjean Amivi Proud to Represent Togo AllAfrica com Retrieved 18 January 2014 a b PETITJEAN Mathilde Amivi FIS Ski International Ski Federation Retrieved 5 January 2020 Laura 29 January 2014 Le Togo allongera la liste des pays tropicaux aux jeux d hiver www french china org cn in French Retrieved 29 January 2014 Willemsen Eric 13 February 2014 Togo s 1st Winter Olympian Wants to Inspire Africa Associated Press Krasnaya Polyana Russia ABC News Retrieved 13 February 2014 Spillane Chris Woussou Kossi 7 February 2014 Mathilde Amivi Petitjean skis cross country from France to Sochi via Togo Sydney Morning Herald Johannesburg South Africa Retrieved 8 February 2014 Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony Flagbearers PDF olympic org Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee 7 February 2014 Retrieved 7 February 2014 External links editMathilde Amivi Petitjean at FIS cross country nbsp Mathilde Amivi Petitjean at Olympics com nbsp Mathilde Amivi Petitjean at Olympedia nbsp nbsp Media related to Mathilde Petitjean at Wikimedia Commons Olympic Games Preceded byBenjamin Boukpeti Flag bearer for nbsp Togo2014 Sochi Succeeded byAdzo Kpossi nbsp This biographical article relating to cross country skiing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to sport in Togo is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mathilde Amivi Petitjean amp oldid 1204473716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
