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Pascal Briand of France
World Champion Speed Skater
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French inline speed skating champion Pascal Briand has been a world
champion 8 times, a European champion 14 times, and a French national champion
43 times, and all of this happened between 1991 and 2007.
These beautiful photos of Pascal were taken in February of 2005
in the Groningen studio of world famous Dutch art and sports
photographer Ewoud Broeksma.
Copyright ©
Ewoud Broeksma
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About Pascal Briand
Full Name
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Pascal Jean-Jacques Briand
Goes By
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Pascal Briand
Nickname
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"The Punisher"
Birth Date
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July 9, 1976
Birth Place
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Saint-Brieuc, Brittany, France
Current Home
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Nantes, France
Nationality
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French
Height
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183 centimeters (6 feet)
Previous Pro Team
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Team Salomon 1997-2005
Current Pro Team
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Powerslide-Phuzion
Official Blog:
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PascalBriand.blogspot.com
Career Highlights
2007:
European Championships, 3000m track relay - Gold Medal
(with Yann Guyader and Nicholas Pelloquin)
2005:
World Championships, 1000m track - Gold Medal
World Championships, 5000m track relay - Gold Medal
World Championships, 10000m road relay - Gold Medal
(2 relays with Alexis Contin and Thomas Boucher)
2003:
World Cup General Ranking - 1st Place
World Inline Cup General Ranking - 1st Place
Swiss Inline Cup General Ranking - 1st Place
French Inline Cup General Ranking - 2nd Place
Seoul Grand Prix - 1st Place
Basel Grand Prix - 1st Place
Zurich Grand Prix - 1st Place
2002:
World Championships, 500m track - Gold Medal (Belgium)
Grand Prix Race Rennes - 1st Place
Swiss Inline Cup, Zug - 1st Place
Swiss Inline Cup, Zurich - 2nd Place
2001:
World Championships, 500m road - Gold Medal (France)
World Championships, 500m track - Gold Medal
(France)
World Championships, 1000m road - Gold Medal
(France)
Grand Prix Race, Rome, Italy - 1st Place
Roller World Cup, Bern Marathon - 1st Place
2000:
European Inline Championships - Gold Medal
Grand Prix Race, Rennes, France - 1st Place
1999:
First European Inline Cup Race - 1st Place
World Championships, 500m track - Gold Medal (Chile)
Pascal Briand set a 300 meter track world record of
24.780 in 1999 and he held that record until 2002.
See also:
PascalBriand.blogspot.com
Pascal Briand Interview in French
(RollerEnligne.com)
Powerslide-Phuzion Racing Team
Rolling Alliance
Rollerenligne.com
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