Jean-Baptiste Grange
Alpine skier, Olympic athlete
1984 –
Who is Jean-Baptiste Grange?
Jean-Baptiste Grange is a World Cup alpine ski racer from France. He primarily competes in the technical events and specializes in the slalom.
Born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Grange grew up in Valloire, Galibier, and made his World Cup debut at age 19 in January 2004. On 17 February 2007, he won the bronze medal in the slalom at the 2007 World Championships in Åre, Sweden. He won his first World Cup race on 17 December 2007, and won the 2009 season title in the slalom. Injured in early December 2009 in a giant slalom at Beaver Creek, he opted for surgery and missed the remainder of the 2010 season, which included the 2010 Winter Olympics. He returned to competition for the 2011 season and won the world championship in the slalom.
His older brother is François-Cyrille Grange, also an alpine ski racer.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Oct 10, 1984
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Parents
- Siblings
- Ethnicity
- French people
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Rhône-Alpes
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Jean-Baptiste Grange." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 3 Jun 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/jean_baptiste_grange>.
Discuss this Jean-Baptiste Grange biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In