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Jean-Luc Brassard

1972 - Today

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Jean-Luc Brassard (born August 24, 1972) is a Canadian freestyle skier who won the gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Brassard has been credited with popularizing the wearing of bright knee pads to show off absorption and leg position for mogul skiers to best show judges how smoothly the athlete is taking the turns. He was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec. In his other Olympic appearances, Brassard placed 7th in 1992, 4th in 1998 and 21st in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Jean-Luc Brassard is the 3,691st most popular athlete (up from 3,741st in 2024), the 1,077th most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,095th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jean-Luc Brassard ranks 3,691 out of 6,025. Before him are Thomas Reineck, Bernardo Segura, Elana Meyer, Ronaldo da Costa, Victor Feddersen, and Beate Koch. After him are Donald Thomas, António Pinto, Olena Pidhrushna, Emanuel Rego, Karen Forkel, and Daniel Sangouma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Jean-Luc Brassard ranks 955. Before him are Silvia Farina Elia, Zabryna Guevara, Emmanuel Saez, Matthew Gilmore, Alen Peternac, and Hideaki Mori. After him are Godwin Okpara, John Carney, Sergey Abramov, AZ, Bruno Kernen, and Oles Sanin.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jean-Luc Brassard ranks 1,078 out of 1,622. Before him are Évelyne Brochu (1983), Scott Moir (1987), Alan van Sprang (1971), Foluke Gunderson (1987), Bill Wennington (1963), and Tajon Buchanan (1999). After him are Patrick Marleau (1979), Zack Ward (1970), Cindy Klassen (1979), Ed Belfour (1965), Tessa Virtue (1989), and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Jean-Luc Brassard ranks 80. Before him are Shannon Crawford (1963), Clara Hughes (1972), Terrence Paul (1964), Brian Price (1976), Grant Main (1960), and Scott Moir (1987). After him are Ed Belfour (1965), Tracy Wilson (1961), Theresa Luke (1967), Tara Davis-Woodhall (1999), Lisa Alexander (1968), and Jarome Iginla (1977).

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