Maxime Laheurte (born 20 May 1985 in

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) is a retired French

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athlete who has competed since 2002, including 4 Winter Olympic Games. At the

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, he finished fourth in the 4 x 5 km team and 38th in the 10 km individual large hill event. Laheurte's best finish at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial Nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship eve ...

was fourth in the 4 x 5 km team event at

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while his best individual finish was sixth in the 7.5 km sprint at

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two tears earlier. His best World Cup finish was third twice, both earned in 2006.

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* 1985 births French male Nordic combined skiers Living people Nordic combined skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Nordic combined skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic Nordic combined skiers for France Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in Nordic combined Skiers from Vosges (department) 21st-century French sportsmen {{Nordic-skiing-bio-stub