Urs Kälin

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Urs Kälin Alpine skiing
nation SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
birthday 26th February 1966 (age 54)
place of birth Bennau , Switzerland
Career
discipline Giant slalom , Super-G
society SSV
status resigned
End of career 2001
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
World championships 0 × gold 2 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
silver Lillehammer 1994 Giant slalom
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
silver Saalbach 1991 Giant slalom
silver Sierra Nevada 1996 Giant slalom
Placements in the Alpine Ski World Cup
 Individual World Cup debut February 10, 1996
 Individual world cup victories 4th
 Overall World Cup 9. ( 1995/96 )
 Super G World Cup 6. ( 1991/92 )
 Giant Slalom World Cup 2. ( 1995/96 )
 Combination World Cup 11. ( 1989/90 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Super G 0 1 1
 Giant slalom 3 6th 2
 Parallel races 1 0 0
 

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
November 30, 1989 Waterville Valley United States Giant slalom
January 6, 1996 Flachau Austria Giant slalom
March 9, 1996 Kvitfjell Norway Giant slalom

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personal data
SURNAME Kälin, Urs
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss ski racer
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Bennau