Monday, August 30, 2021

La Poste France World Cup Alpine Ski Champion Jean-Claude Killy

LA POSTE FRANCE in 2000 issued a first day cover stamp of former World Cup alpine ski racer, Jean-Claude Killy.

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

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