Régis Rey (8 April 1929 – 6 April 2022) was a French

ski jumper Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. Along with jump length, competitor's aerial style and other factors also affect the fin ...

who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 38th in the individual large hill event at the

1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games (; ) and commonly known as Oslo 1952, were a winter multi-sport event held from 14 to 25 February 1952 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Discussions about Oslo hosting ...

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

. He was an older brother of Robert Rey. Régis Rey died in

Sallanches Sallanches (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, M ...

on 6 April 2022, at the age of 92.

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Olympic ski jumping results: 1948-60

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1929 births 2022 deaths Olympic ski jumpers for France Ski jumpers at the 1952 Winter Olympics Ski jumpers at the 1956 Winter Olympics French male ski jumpers Skiers from Chamonix 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-skijumping-bio-stub