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Kjetil Andre Aamodt

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Kjetil Andre Aamodt is a Norwegian former alpine ski racer born September 2, 1971, in Oslo, who competed across downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom and combined events over a career spanning four Winter Olympics. He won eight Olympic medals in total, four gold, two silver and two bronze, along with five World Championship gold medals, making him one of the most successful alpine ski racers Norway has produced and one of the most decorated Olympic alpine skiers of any nation.

Facts
Birth Year
1971 2
Birth Date
1971-09-02 2
Nationality
Norwegian 2
Career Highlight
Aamodt is the only alpine skier to win 8 Olympic medals, and won 5 World Championship gold medals and 21 individual World Cup races. 2
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
FAQs

Did Kjetil Andre Aamodt win the same Olympic event more than once?

He won the men's Super G at the Winter Olympics in 1992, 2002 and 2006.

Yes. Aamodt won the men's Super G at three Winter Olympics: Albertville in 1992, then back to back at Salt Lake City in 2002 and Turin in 2006. Olympedia lists him among the alpine skiers who won more than one Olympic title in the same event in non-consecutive Games, and among those who successfully defended an Olympic title in the same event in back-to-back Games.
Connections

Competed In

Olympic Games, Competitions
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Plays

Alpine Skiing, Sports
Source Wikipedia, Kjetil Andre Aamodt
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Nationality

Norway

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Kjetil André Aamodt (born 2 September 1971) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway, a champion in the Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup.
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Kjetil André Aamodt (born 2 September 1971) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway, a champion in the Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup.
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  • lead, opening parenthetical (birth clause)
    born 2 September 1971
  • lead, opening parenthetical (birth year)
    born 2 September 1971
  • lead, opening sentence (nationality clause)
    is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway, a champion in the Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup.
  • Biography section, second sentence
    Aamodt is the only alpine skier to win 8 Olympic medals, and has won 5 World Championship gold medals as well as 21 individual World Cup events.
  • Plays: Alpine Skiing, Lead sentence
    is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway, a champion in the Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup.
  • Competed In: Olympic Games, Article text
    Kjetil André Aamodt (born 2 September 1971) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Norway, a champion in the Olympics, World Championships, and World Cup.
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