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Carlo Janka

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Carlo Janka (born 15 October 1986) is a Swiss former alpine ski racer. Born in Obersaxen, in the canton of Graubünden, he had the winter sports facilities right in front of his home. Janka has won gold medals at both the Winter Olympics and the World Championships, as well as one World Cup overall title, one discipline title and also, one unofficial alpine combined title. In 2013, Janka set a World Cup speed record in the downhill part of the super combined event in Wengen, Switzerland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Carlo Janka is the 371st most popular skier (up from 390th in 2024), the 811th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 816th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Swiss Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Carlo Janka ranks 371 out of 817Before him are Anna Ottosson, Christian Hoffmann, Edgar Grospiron, Anders Bardal, Heinz Kuttin, and Ole Christian Eidhammer. After him are Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Jan Einar Thorsen, Andreas Kofler, Christa Kinshofer, Klaus Sulzenbacher, and Corinne Rey-Bellet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Carlo Janka ranks 505Before him are LaShawn Merritt, Leonardo Ulloa, Vita Semerenko, Thiago Cionek, Tyler Blackburn, and Laure Manaudou. After him are Misty Stone, Rúben Micael, Paul Walter Hauser, Shogo Yoshizawa, Kyle Gallner, and Chumbinho.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Carlo Janka ranks 811 out of 1,015Before him are Bruno Berner (1977), Jeff Agoos (1968), Michael Gier (1967), Luca Hänni (1994), André Bucher (1976), and Gjon's Tears (1998). After him are Markus Zberg (1974), Zep (1967), Corinne Rey-Bellet (1972), Fabian Schär (1991), Rolf Thorsen (1961), and Stefan Küng (1993).

Among SKIERS In Switzerland

Among skiers born in Switzerland, Carlo Janka ranks 33Before him are Michael von Grünigen (1969), Marco Odermatt (1997), Max Julen (1961), Ursula Konzett (1959), Sonja Nef (1972), and Hippolyt Kempf (1965). After him are Corinne Rey-Bellet (1972), Wendy Holdener (1993), Beat Feuz (1987), Brigitte Oertli (1962), Steve Locher (1967), and Dominique Gisin (1986).