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Antoine Dénériaz
Personal information
Born	6 March 1976 (age 48); Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, Super G,; Combined
World Cup debut	15 December 1996 (age 20)
Retired	2007 (age 31)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (2002, 2006)
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	3 – (1999, 2003, 2007)
Medals	0
World Cup
Seasons	9 – (1999–2007)
Wins	3 – (3 DH)
Podiums	6 – (6 DH)
Overall titles	0 – (20th in 2004)
Discipline titles	0 – (6th in DH, 2003)

Antoine Dénériaz (born 6 March 1976 in Bonneville, Haute-Savoie) is a retired French World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialized in the speed events of downhill and super-G and is an Olympic gold medalist.

Dénériaz had three World Cup wins and six podiums, all in downhill. His first two podiums were both victories, at Val Gardena and Kvitfjell, during the 2003 season.^[1]^[2] He won his Olympic gold medal in the downhill at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, trailed by Austrian Michael Walchhofer and Swiss Bruno Kernen.^[3]^[4] He also competed in the super-G, where he placed eleventh.^[5]^[6]

Dénériaz's hometown is Morillon, an alpine village not far from Mont Blanc. He is married to former New Zealand alpine ski racer Claudia Riegler.

World Cup results

Season	Age	Overall	Slalom	Giant slalom	Super-G	Downhill	Combined
1999	22	45	—	—	36	21	14
2000	23	71	—	—	—	34	10
2001	24	109	—	—	—	47	—
2002	25	41	—	—	—	18	14
2003	26	25	—	—	51	6	—
2004	27	20	—	—	47	7	—
2005	28	40	—	—	33	17	—
2006	29	45	—	—	28	20	—
2007	30	71	—	—	16	55	—

Season	Date	Location	Discipline	Place
2003	21 Dec 2002	Val Gardena, Italy	Downhill	1
2003	12 Mar 2003	Kvitfjell, Norway	Downhill	1
2004	29 Nov 2003	Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill	3
	20 Dec 2003	Val Gardena, Italy	Downhill	1
	12 Mar 2003	Kvitfjell, Norway	Downhill	3
2005	27 Nov 2004	Lake Louise, Canada	Downhill	2

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
1999	22	—	—	—	21	—
2001	24	—	—	—	—	—
2003	26	—	—	—	8	—
2005	28	—	—	—	—	—
2007	30	—	—	29	33	—

Year	Age	Slalom	Giant Slalom	Super G	Downhill	Combined
2002	25	—	—	—	12	21
2006	29	—	—	11	1	—

^ "World Cup: men's downhill". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). December 22, 2002. p. 10C.
^ "Deneriaz beats Eberharter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 13, 2003. p. E2.
^ Fendrich, Howard (February 13, 2006). "Sacré bleu! Deneriaz springs surprise". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. D5.
^ "Olympic report: Alpine skiing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. February 13, 2006. p. C3.
^ "Alpine skiing: men's super-G". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 19, 2006. p. D9.
^ "Antoine Deneriaz". 2006 Winter Olympics profile. Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2006-12-29.