Johan Brolenius
Johan Brolenius 
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 Sweden
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| birthday | 7th June 1977 (age 43) | ||||||||
| place of birth | Örebro , Sweden | ||||||||
| size | 176 cm | ||||||||
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| discipline | Slalom , combination | ||||||||
| society | Örebro SLF | ||||||||
| status | resigned | ||||||||
| End of career | 2009 | ||||||||
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Johan Brolenius (born June 7, 1977 in Örebro ) is a former Swedish ski racer . He specialized in the slalom discipline. He is currently the technical trainer for the Swedish Ski Association.
biography
Brolenius started his career in FIS races . Thanks to the Swedish federation, he was allowed to compete in the European Cup thanks to his good performance in the FIS competitions . Brolenius' World Cup debut was on January 3, 1998 in the slalom of Kranjska Gora , where he could not qualify for the second round. The Swede achieved his first World Cup points in the slalom in Kranjska Gora in 1999 as 20th. He achieved his first top 10 place in the slalom of Chamonix in 2000 with a ninth place.
His best World Cup result was fifth in the Zagreb slalom on January 9, 2009. His only top 10 place outside of the slalom was in 2004 in the combination in Chamonix. He took part in the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin and was eighth in slalom and 18th in combined at the races in Sestriere . In 1999 and 2002 he was Swedish slalom champion .
In June 2009, Brolenius retired to become a professional poker player. Since 2012 he has been working as a technical trainer for the Swedish Ski Association .
successes
Olympic games
- Turin 2006 : 8th slalom, 18th combination
World championships
- St. Moritz 2003 : 19th slalom
World cup
- 16 placements among the top ten
European Cup
- 9 podium places, including 2 wins
Junior World Championships
- Voss 1995 : 6th slalom
- Hoch-Ybrig 1996 : 7th slalom, 10th giant slalom
More Achievements
- 2 Swedish championship titles (Slalom 1999 and 2002)
- 19 victories in FIS races
Web links
- Johan Brolenius in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Johan Brolenius in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Johan Brolenius in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brolenius retires and becomes a professional poker player. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. sport.orf.at, June 18, 2009.
- ↑ Fartsamarbete med Norge - Johan Brolenius tränare för slalomherrarna. cision.com, April 23, 2012, accessed May 2, 2012 (Swedish).
- ^ Johan Brolenius to coach Swedish slalom men. fisalpine.com, April 23, 2012, accessed on May 2, 2012 (English).
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| SURNAME | Brolenius, Johan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish ski racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7th 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Örebro , Sweden |