Jean-Claude Killy

August 30, 1943

Saint-Cloud, Seine-et-Oise [now Hauts-de-Seine], France

Jean-Claude Killy is a French former World Cup alpine ski racer. He dominated the sport in the late 1960s, and was a triple Olympic champion, winning the three alpine events at the 1968 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete there. He also won the first two World Cup titles, in 1967 and 1968.