Philippe Pélissier

Figure skater
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFigure skater
PlacesFrance
isFigure skater
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth30 November 1947, Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Age77 years
The details

Biography

Philippe Pélissier (born 30 November 1947) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. Competing in men's singles, he won six medals at the French Figure Skating Championships. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics, placing 23rd, and at the 1968 Winter Olympics, placing 13th. As a coach, he has trained many elite skaters, including Thierry Cerez, Didier Gailhaguet, Jean-Christophe Simond, Stanick Jeannette and Alban Préaubert. Pélissier is known for his expressive reactions behind the boards when his skaters are competing.

He also skated pairs with Micheline Joubert, winning the French national title three times.

Results

Men's singles

International
Event62–6363–6464–6565–6666–6767–6868–69
Winter Olympics23rd13th
World Champ.12th12th
European Champ.16th11th9th9th9th5th
Winter Universiade3rd
Prague Skate6th
National
French Champ.3rd3rdWD3rd3rd2nd2nd
WD = Withdrew

Pairs with Joubert

National
Event1959–601960–611961–62
French Championships1st1st1st
The contents of this page are sourced from Wikipedia article. The contents are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license.