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Didier Défago

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Didier Défago (born 2 October 1977) is a Swiss retired World Cup alpine ski racer. Born in Morgins, Valais, Défago made his World Cup debut at age 18 in March 1996, and was Swiss national champion in downhill (2003) and giant slalom (2004). At the 2010 Winter Olympics, he won the downhill at Whistler to become the Olympic champion. Défago finished the 2005 World Cup season as sixth overall and fourth in the Super-G, his most successful season so far. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Didier Défago is the 255th most popular skier (up from 278th in 2019), the 723rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 746th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Swiss Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Didier Défago ranks 255 out of 817. Before him are Gretchen Fraser, Leonhard Stock, Kamil Stoch, Hubert Neuper, Horst Bulau, and Matti Hautamäki. After him are Jakub Janda, Ted Ligety, Helena Šikolová, Michael von Grünigen, Petra Kronberger, and Marco Odermatt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Didier Défago ranks 355. Before him are Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Mayumi Iizuka, Steve Howey, Hanno Pevkur, Amber Benson, and Brendan Fehr. After him are Jon Abrahams, Ben Green, Marek Mintál, Sam Bailey, Kadri Simson, and Jonny Buckland.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Didier Défago ranks 723 out of 1,015. Before him are Bruno Todeschini (1962), Gerardo Seoane (1978), Salvatore Licitra (1968), Arijanet Muric (1998), Ruth Metzler (1964), and Steven Zuber (1991). After him are Gaston Strobino (1891), Leonardo Piepoli (1971), Paul Meister (1926), Michael von Grünigen (1969), Milo Moiré (1986), and Stéphane Henchoz (1974).

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Among SKIERS In Switzerland

Among skiers born in Switzerland, Didier Défago ranks 26. Before him are Peter Müller (1957), Roger Staub (1936), Lise-Marie Morerod (1956), Dario Cologna (1986), Doris de Agostini (1958), and Paul Accola (1967). After him are Michael von Grünigen (1969), Marco Odermatt (1997), Max Julen (1961), Ursula Konzett (1959), Sonja Nef (1972), and Hippolyt Kempf (1965).

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