Johannes Hosflot Klaebo is a Norwegian cross-country skier born October 22, 1996, in Oslo, who has won 11 Olympic gold medals across the Winter Olympics through the 2026 Games, more gold medals than any other Winter Olympian in history and a total trailing only swimmer Michael Phelps among all Olympic athletes. He has also won 15 World Championship gold medals, establishing himself as the most decorated cross-country skier of his generation.
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Career HighlightWon six gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics alone, breaking the record for most gold medals at a single Winter Games, and holds 11 career Olympic gold medals overall, second only to Michael Phelps among all Olympic athletes. 2 Classification
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1. Wikipedia: Johannes Hosflot Klaebo
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During the 2019–20 World Cup season, Klæbo became the most successful male sprinter in World Cup history in terms of individual race victories and set a new record for the most overall sprint titles, with 4.
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(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 29)
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is a Norwegian cross-country skier
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He holds multiple records, among them for being the youngest skier in history to win the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, the Tour de Ski, a World Championship event, and an Olympic event in cross-country skiing
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Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (born 22 October 1996) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who represents Byåsen IL. He holds multiple records, among them for being the youngest skier in history to win the FIS Cross-Country World Cup, the Tour de Ski, a World Championship event, and an Olympic event in cross-
Competed In: 2026 Winter Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, he broke the records for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics and most career gold medals won by any Winter Olympic athlete, and now trails only swimmer Michael Phelps on the list of athletes with the most all-time Olympic gold medals.
Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
Klæbo won three gold medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics, in his debut Olympic appearance.
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