Urs Kälin
Urs Kälin | |||||||||||||||||
nation | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||
birthday | 26th February 1966 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Bennau , Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||
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discipline | Giant slalom , Super-G | ||||||||||||||||
society | SSV | ||||||||||||||||
status | resigned | ||||||||||||||||
End of career | 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
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Urs Kälin (born February 26, 1966 in Bennau near Einsiedeln ) is a former Swiss ski racer .
At major title competitions he won three silver medals in giant slalom , his specialty: at the 1991 World Ski Championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm (behind Rudolf Nierlich ), at the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer (behind Markus Wasmeier ) and at the 1996 World Ski Championships in the Sierre Nevada (behind Alberto Tomba ). In addition, Kälin won three giant slalom world cup races . In December 2001 he ended his sports career due to an injury.
World Cup victories
date | place | country | discipline |
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November 30, 1989 | Waterville Valley | United States | Giant slalom |
January 6, 1996 | Flachau | Austria | Giant slalom |
March 9, 1996 | Kvitfjell | Norway | Giant slalom |
Web links
- Urs Kälin in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Urs Kälin in the database of Ski-DB (English)
- Urs Kälin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Literature by and about Urs Kälin in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kälin, Urs |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss ski racer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1966 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bennau |