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Chris Klug

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Chris Klug (born November 18, 1972) is a professional alpine snowboarder. After receiving a liver transplant in 2000 to treat primary sclerosing cholangitis, he went on to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, winning a bronze medal in the Parallel Giant Slalom. This was the first and so far only time a transplantee had competed in the Olympics, either winter or summer. He also won a bronze medal, and lit the torch at the 2002 National Kidney Foundation U.S. Transplant Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Klug is the 8,282nd most popular athlete, the 21,478th most popular biography from United States and the 910th most popular American Athlete.

Chris Klug is most famous for being an American snowboarder who won a bronze medal in the men's parallel giant slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He is also known for his inspiring story of overcoming a liver transplant in 2000 to compete at the highest level in snowboarding.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Chris Klug ranks 8,288 out of 6,025. Before him are Parviz Hadi, Mabel Gay, Adrianna Sułek, Gulnaz Gubaydullina, Elise Vanderelst, Daniel Roberts, Linda Bergström, Maria Verschoor, Wataru Morishige, Hanne Claes, Roc Oliva, and Erik Heil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Chris Klug ranks 1,418. Before him are Katarína Hasprová, Jai Taurima, James Cracknell, Miguel del Toro, Garret Graves, and Reema Kagti. After him are Erin Fitzgerald, Eric Lopez, Abigail Dillen, Mostafa Hamdy, and Cho Eun-young.

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Chris Klug ranks 913. Before him are Mikele Barber (1980), Ajeé Wilson (1994), Jennie Finch (1980), Evan Jager (1989), Courtney Okolo (1994), Adrienne Martelli (1987), Teahna Daniels (1997), Jessica Beard (1989), and Daniel Roberts (1997). After him are Mikhail Artamonov (null), Nicolas Gestin (2000), and Maddie Bowman (1994).

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