Renée Colliard (24 December 1933 in

Geneva Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...

– 15 December 2022) was a Swiss alpine

skier Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow for basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International ...

. At the

1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which ...

Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the ...

, she became Olympic champion in Slalom.Olympic results
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1933 births 2022 deaths Swiss female alpine skiers Sportspeople from Geneva Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-alpine-skiing-bio-stub