Alain Giletti is a French

France

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 figure skater

Figure skating

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. He is the 1960 World champion

World Figure Skating Championships

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, the 1955-1957 & 1960-1961 European champion

European Figure Skating Championships

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 and is a ten-time (1951–1957, 1959–1961) French national champion

French Figure Skating Championships

The French Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of France. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters compete at the senior level...

. At the age of 12, he represented France at the 1952 Winter Olympics

France at the 1952 Winter Olympics

-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:MenMen's 4 x 10 km relayWomen- Figure skating:MenWomen- Ski jumping :-References:*...

, where he placed 7th. He placed 4th at the 1956 Winter Olympics

France at the 1956 Winter Olympics

France competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:MenMen's 4 x 10 km relay- Figure skating:MenWomen- Ski jumping :...

, and 4th again at the 1960 Winter Olympics

France at the 1960 Winter Olympics

France competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Biathlon:Men1Two minutes added per missed target.- Cross-country skiing:MenMen's 4 x 10 km relay...

.

He also competed as a pair skater. With partner Michèle Allard

Michèle Allard

Michèle Allard is a former French figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She is the 1956 French champion.-Results:...

, he is the 1956 French national champion.

At the time Giletti won his World title in 1960, he was on leave from compulsory military service in France and expected to be sent on a four-month tour of Algeria upon his return. He was normally stationed in Paris where his schedule allowed him to train in the mornings with his coach Jacqueline Vaudecrane. Prior to beginning his military service, he also trained in the United States with Pierre Brunet. Giletti expected to defend his World title in 1961, but those championships were cancelled after the crash of Sabena Flight 548

Sabena Flight 548

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 killed all members of the U.S. team. Giletti turned professional to tour with Holiday On Ice

Holiday on Ice

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, Scala Eisrevue

Scala Eisrevue

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 and later became a skating coach in Chamonix, France. Surya Bonaly

Surya Bonaly

Surya Bonaly is a French professional figure skater. She is a three-time World Championship silver medalist, a five-time European Champion, the 1991 World Junior Champion and a nine-time French National Champion.-Career:...

 is one of his students.
He currently coaches figure skating in the Angoulême

Angoulême

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 area, France.

Competitive highlights

Event	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...		7th				4th				4th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...		8th	5th	3rd	4th		4th	3rd	4th	1st
European Championships European Figure Skating Championships The European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion...		4th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st
French Championships French Figure Skating Championships The French Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of France. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Skaters compete at the senior level...	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st