Carole Merle

Quick Facts

Full Name	Carole Merle
Occupation	Alpine Skier
Date Of Birth	Jan 24, 1964(1964-01-24)
Age	60
Birthplace	Barcelonnette
Country	France
Birth City	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Horoscope	Capricorn

Carole Merle Biography

Carole Merle is one of the most popular and richest Alpine Skier who was born on January 24, 1964 in Barcelonnette, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Carole Merle, French pronunciation: [ka.RolmeRl] was born 24 January 1964. She is an ex-Alpine skier from France. She is a specialist in Super-G and Giant Slalom. She won 22 World Cup races and 6 World Cup season titles.

Merle retired after the 1994 ski season. She earned more than 20,000,000 French francs during her career. Her uncle managed her earnings. She made headlines in 1997 when she revealed that she had lost all her assets and had accrued more than 70 millions in debts.

She won a silver medal at the 1989 World Championships, Vail. Two years later, at the 1991 World Championships Saalbach, she won another medal. At the 1993 World Championships Morioka, she finally won gold in the Giant Slalom. She won a silver medal at the Super-G Olympics in Albertville in 1992.

Carole Merle Net Worth

Carole Merle is one of the richest Alpine Skier from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carole Merle 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Merle is a native of Le Sauze in Enchastrayes, where her parents owned a hotel. Merle began skiing at an early age. As a six year old, she took part in her first competition and was awarded 18th place. She finished third in Giant Slalom St. Gervais on 23 January 1983 and took her first World Cup podium. She did not reach her full potential until a few more years later.

Tignes, 6 January 1988 was her first World Cup victory. She won the World cup title for Super-G in 1988, 4 points behind 1988 Olympic champion Sigridwolf. Merle won the Super-G season title four times in succession (1989-1992), an achievement that was only matched later by Katja Seizinger, Germany (1993-1996), and Lindsey Vonn, USA (2009-2012). Merle also won the Giant Slalom World Cup 1992 and 1993. In the World Cup overall standings, she was 2nd behind Austria’s Petra Kronberger.

She later settled away from the ski slopes, in a Camargue farmhouse, to pursue her passion for horses. In a 2012 interview for French newspaper Le Dauphiné libéré, she claimed she had not skied for at least six years, but added she would never miss a ski World Cup on TV.

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Facts & Trivia

Carole Ranked on the list of most popular Alpine Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Carole Merle celebrates birthday on January 24 of every year.