Amelie Kober

Amelie Kober

Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Turin Parallel Giant Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Parallel Slalom
FIS Snowboarding World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Arosa Parallel Giant Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Stoneham Parallel Giant Slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Stoneham Parallel Slalom

Amelie Kober (born 16 November 1987, in Bad Aibling) is a German Federal Police officer[1] and Olympic medalist in snowboarding.

Biography

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At the Junior World Championships 2005 in Zermatt, Switzerland she won silver. In the World Cup she was ranked fifth.[2]

She was the youngest competitor in the Parallel Giant Slalom competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Despite a fall during the quarter-finals, she caught up with her competitor and proceeded to the semi-finals and final round, winning silver.[3][4]

At the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2007 in Arosa, Switzerland she won silver in the Parallel Giant Slalom competition.[5]

She won the Parallel Giant Slalom competition of the 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup in Sudelfeld, Germany.[6]

Personal life

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Kober tells in an interview after the half final of the Snowboard Competition at 2010 Winter Olympics that she is pregnant: "It's true that this season I will not compete more than one race because I'm a mum."[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Jung, dynamisch, eigentlich gut vermarktbar". Die Welt (in German). 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Amelie Kober". The Ski Channel. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amelie Kober". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Suunto Ambassador Amelie Kober". Suunto. Retrieved 30 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Athlete information KOBER Amelie". FIS. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  6. ^ "FIS Snowboard News". FIS. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  7. ^ "Amelie Kober in Vancouver 2010: Mutterglück statt Medaille". focus.de. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
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