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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Luc Brassard is the 3,574th most popular athlete (up from 3,787th in 2019), the 1,057th most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,096th in 2019) and the 77th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jean-Luc Brassard ranks 3,574 out of 6,025. Before him are Matej Tóth, Debbie Flintoff-King, Zhang Jian, Bernardo Segura, Elana Meyer, and Beate Koch. After him are Donald Thomas, Olena Pidhrushna, Emanuel Rego, Karen Forkel, Niurka Montalvo, and Obadele Thompson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Jean-Luc Brassard ranks 860. Before him are Ulla Werbrouck, Corinne Niogret, Silvia Farina Elia, Zabryna Guevara, Matthew Gilmore, and Hideaki Mori. After him are Godwin Okpara, Sergey Abramov, AZ, Bruno Kernen, Hendrawan, and Kim Grant.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jean-Luc Brassard ranks 1,058 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 77. Before him are Jill Scott (null), Shannon Crawford (1963), Clara Hughes (1972), Brian Price (1976), Grant Main (1960), and Scott Moir (1987). After him are Ed Belfour (1965), Tracy Wilson (1961), Tara Davis-Woodhall (1999), Lisa Alexander (1968), Jarome Iginla (1977), and Megan Delehanty (1968).

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