Maurice Manificat (born 4 April 1986) is a French cross-country skier who has competed since 2004.

Career

He has achieved three World Cup victories, in

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(March 2010), in Canmore (December 2012), both in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event, and in

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(December 2017), in 15 km freestyle. Manificat also finished 47th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in

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. At the

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, he finished fourth in the 4 x 10 km relay. He won the bronze medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the

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and the

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. In the World Championship in Falun 2015, he won the silver medal in 15 km freestyle. Johan Olsson of

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won the race.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 4 medals – (4 bronze) Distance reduced to 30 km due to weather conditions.

World Championships

* 4 medals – (1 silver, 3 bronze)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*10 victories – (6 , 4 ) *34 podiums – (17 , 17 )

Team podiums

* 2 podiums – (2 )

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manificat, Maurice 1986 births Living people Skiers from Sallanches French male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic cross-country skiers for France Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Tour de Ski skiers 21st-century French sportsmen