Fabienne Serrat (born 5 July 1956) is a former

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alpine ski racer. At age 17, Serrat won two gold medals at the 1974 World Championships in

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, in the

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and the combined events. During her

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career she had three victories, 37 podiums, and 124 top ten finishes.

Career

Serrat competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Winter Olympics in a total of five events. Her best result was fourth place in the giant slalom in 1980. She retired from competition in

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at age 27 and married

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ski racer Peter Lüscher, the

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World Cup overall champion.

Europa Cup results

Serrat has won an overall Europa Cup and one specialty standings. *

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**Overall:

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**Slalom: 1972

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Fabienne Serrat
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * {{DEFAULTSORT:Serrat, Fabienne 1956 births Living people French female alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for France Alpine skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics 20th-century French sportswomen