Amelie Kober
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| Medal record | ||
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| Women's Snowboarding | ||
Representing  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2006 Turin | Parallel Giant Slalom |
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2014 Sochi | Parallel Slalom |
| FIS Snowboarding World Championships | ||
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2007 Arosa | Parallel Giant Slalom |
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2013 Stoneham | Parallel Giant Slalom |
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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
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
Kober tells in an interview after the half final of the Snowboard Competition at 2010 Winter Olympics that she is pregnant: "It is true that I am sitting out this season aside from this one race, because I will become a Mom."[7]
References
- ^ "Jung, dynamisch, eigentlich gut vermarktbar" (in German). Die Welt. 2010-01-06. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Amelie Kober". The Ski Channel. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Amelie Kober". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Suunto Ambassador Amelie Kober". Suunto. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "Athlete information KOBER Amelie". FIS. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ "FIS Snowboard News". FIS. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ^ Amelie Kober in Vancouver 2010: Mutterglück statt Medaille
External links
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Bad Aibling
- German snowboarders
- Olympic snowboarders of Germany
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in snowboarding
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Bavaria
- German Winter Olympic medalist stubs
- Snowboarding biography stubs