{{Short description|French alpine skier (born 1947)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox alpine ski racer |name = Alain Penz |image = Alain Penz 1969.jpg |image_size = |caption = |disciplines = Technical events |club = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|30 October 1947|df=yes}} |birth_place = Sallanches, France |death_date = |death_place = |height = |wcdebut = 1967 |retired = 1972 |website = |olympicteams = 2 |olympicmedals = |olympicgolds = |worldsteams = 3 |worldsmedals = |worldsgolds = |wcseasons = 6 |wcwins = 5 |wcpodiums = 12 |wcoveralls = |wctitles = 2 |show-medals = yes |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Sport|Men's alpine skiing}} {{Medal|Country|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalCount|total=yes|type=World Cup race podiums | Slalom | 4 | 5 | 1 | Giant slalom | 1 | 0 | 1 }} }} '''Alain Penz''' (born 30 October 1947 in Sallanches) is a French former alpine skier.<ref name=FIS>{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&listid=&competitorid=46899|title=Alain Penz profile|website=fis-ski.com|access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref>
==Career== He competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics and 1972 Winter Olympics. He was the world no. 1 amateur slalom skier.<ref>{{cite book |title=Skiing Magazine |date=September 1974 |page=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1eU9dyZr9jEC&dq=%22Alain+Penz%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA6 |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> He competed on the French team for the slalom World Cup, tying twice.<ref>{{cite book |title=Skiing Magazine |date=September 1974 |page=152 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1eU9dyZr9jEC&dq=%22Alain+Penz%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA6 |access-date=21 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{sports links}} * {{Ski-DB}}
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