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Aleš Valenta

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Aleš Valenta (Czech pronunciation: [ˈalɛʃ ˈvalɛnta]) (born 6 February 1973 in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czech freestyle skier who participated in aerials. On February 19, 2002, he won the Winter Olympics gold medal in the freestyle aerials competition where he succeeded to perform the first triple back flip with five twists in the world. He operates the freestyle skiing centre in the town of Štíty. In December 2007 Valenta won the second season of StarDance with his professional partner Iva Langerová. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Aleš Valenta is the 5,257th most popular athlete (down from 4,516th in 2024), the 1,153rd most popular biography from Czechia (down from 1,112th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among people born in 1973, Aleš Valenta ranks 1,223. Before him are Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Monica Iagăr, Megumu Yoshida, Eva Kristin Hansen, Antti Kasvio, and Jude Monye. After him are Chris Newton, Keesha Sharp, Hassan Kachloul, Takashi Uemura, Ágnes Farkas, and Masayuki Ota.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Aleš Valenta ranks 1,153 out of 1,200. Before him are Filip Kuba (1976), Radek Dvořák (1977), Zuzana Kučová (1982), Ondřej Kúdela (1987), Lukáš Zelenka (1979), and Jan Kliment (1993). After him are Jiří Magál (1977), Zbyněk Michálek (1982), Martin Koukal (1978), Andrej Martin (1989), Dominik Kahun (1995), and David Škoch (1976).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Aleš Valenta ranks 78. Before him are Lukáš Pollert (1970), Antonín Hájek (1987), Jaroslav Soukup (1982), Tomáš Karas (1975), Zuzana Hejnová (1986), and Ondřej Synek (1982). After him are Jakub Vadlejch (1990), Michal Krčmář (1991), David Moravec (1973), Michal Šlesingr (1983), Ondřej Štěpánek (1979), and David Jirka (1982).

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