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Lindsey Vonn

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Lindsey Vonn is an American former World Cup alpine ski racer regarded as one of the most successful female skiers in history. She won multiple overall World Cup titles and an Olympic gold medal in downhill, and set the record for most World Cup race victories by a woman before retiring.

Facts
Birth Year
1984 1
Birth Date
1984-10-18 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
She won Olympic downhill gold in 2010, the first American woman to do so, and holds the record for most World Cup crystal globe titles with 20. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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Alpine Skiing, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, Lindsey Vonn
Wikipedia
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Vonn lead, opening sentence (birth clause, after nee-name aside)
    born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Vonn lead, opening sentence (birth year, after nee-name aside)
    born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Vonn lead, opening sentence (nationality, after nee-name aside)
    born October 18, 1984) is an American alpine ski racer.
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Vonn lead, first paragraph (career-highlight sentence)
    Vonn won the gold medal in downhill at the 2010 Winter Olympics, the first one for an American woman.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    With her Olympic gold and bronze medals, two World Championship gold medals in 2009 (plus three silver medals in 2007 and 2011), and four overall World Cup titles, Vonn is one of the most successful American ski racers, and is considered one of greatest alpine skiers of all time.
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