Régis Rey
Régis Robert Rey ( born April 8, 1929) is a French former ski jumper.
Career
Rey made his international debut with the launch at the Olympic Winter Games 1952 in Oslo. He jumped in the individual on the normal hill on the 38th. Two years later, at the Nordic World Ski Championships 1954 in Falun, he jumped to 63 and 62.5 meters, reaching rank 56 on the normal hill.
In Cortina d' Ampezzo succeeded Rey at the Olympic Winter Games in 1956 not to improve his score of Oslo in 1952. After weak jumps he stood on the normal hill on points with the Italians Enzo Perin on the 48th place. In the Nordic World Ski Championships 1958 in Lahti, Finland, he did not join in, because France did not send jumpers to Finland.
In his first Four Hills Tournament 1959/60 he was quickly into the tournament. Already at the second event on the Great Olympic ski jump in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, he reached his best tour result with rank 17. In the overall standings, he was more mixed results on the 33rd.
At the Winter Olympics in 1960 in Squaw Valley Rey came despite his now 30 years on again. As early as 1952 he landed on 38th
In his second and final Four Hills Tournament 1960/61, he was unable to repeat the performance from the previous year and was ranked 47 overall. In his last Nordic World Ski Championships 1962 in Zakopane Rey jumped 80.5 and 85 meters again at number 56 on the large hill. A few days later, he jumped on the normal hill on 61 and 63 meters and got away with it on the 48th.