Françoise Jacquerod[1] is a Swiss alpine skier and Paralympic curler. She represented Switzerland in Paralympic alpine skiing at the 1988 Paralympic Winter Games, winning two gold medals,[2] and in wheelchair curling at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games .

Francoise Jacquerod
Personal information
BornSwitzerland
Sport
Country Switzerland
SportAlpine skiing
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland

Career

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At the 1988 Innsbruck Paralympic Winter Games, Jacquerod took 1st place in the giant slalom in 1:14.65, in front of Marilyn Hamilton , silver medalist, who finished the race in 1:39.48, and Emiko Ikeda , bronze in 1:52.32.[3] In the women's slalom, she won the gold medal ahead of Emiko Ikeda, and Marilyn Hamilton.[4] Both races took place in the LW10 class.

At the 2022 Beijing Paralympics, she competed for Switzerland in the wheelchair curling tournament .[5] The team won only one match and finished 11th out of 11 teams. She tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide, and accepted a six-month ban.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Other writing:
  2. ^ "All-Time Paralympic Winter Games Multi-Medallists". db.ipc-services.org.
  3. ^ "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-giant-slalom-lw10". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  4. ^ "Innsbruck 1988 - alpine-skiing - womens-slalom-lw10". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  5. ^ "Personal details". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  6. ^ "Curler allowed to compete at Beijing 2022 despite failed drugs test banned". www.insidethegames.biz. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  7. ^ "Wheelchair curler accepts six-month ban for anti-doping rule violation". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
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