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Ole Kristian Furuseth

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Ole Kristian Furuseth (born 7 January 1967) is a retired Norwegian alpine skier. He scored his first World Cup victory in Furano in 1989 and his final World Cup victory in Bormio in 2000, and in total he has three World Cup victories in giant slalom and six in slalom. Furuseth won a bronze medal in the slalom competition at the 1991 World Championships in Saalbach, and a silver medal at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Ole Kristian Furuseth is the 385th most popular skier, the 714th most popular biography from Norway and the 69th most popular Norwegian Skier.

Ole Kristian Furuseth is most famous for being a Norwegian alpine skier who specialized in the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. He achieved notable success in the 1990s, including multiple World Cup victories and a bronze medal at the 1996 World Championships.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Ole Kristian Furuseth ranks 385 out of 817. Before him are Tamara Tikhonova, Frida Hansdotter, Sigrid Wolf, Günther Csar, Alexandra Meissnitzer, and Kateřina Neumannová. After him are Charlotte Kalla, Manfred Deckert, Svetlana Nageykina, Wendy Holdener, Damjan Fras, and Beat Feuz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Ole Kristian Furuseth ranks 791. Before him are Roland Hennig, Masanaga Kageyama, Sybille Schmidt, Anders Samuelsen, Dede Gardner, and Luigi de Magistris. After him are Blanchard Ryan, David Grann, Ritchie Coster, Brian Michael Bendis, Uwe Dassler, and Ulla Weigerstorfer.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Ole Kristian Furuseth ranks 714 out of 1,039. Before him are Tord Gustavsen (1970), Kjersti Plätzer (1972), Linda Medalen (1965), Carl Frode Tiller (1970), Haddy N'jie (1979), and Øyvind Leonhardsen (1970). After him are Gro Hammerseng-Edin (1980), Ane Dahl Torp (1975), Harald Nævdal (1970), Ådne Søndrål (1971), Olaf Tufte (1976), and Steffen Iversen (1976).

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Among SKIERS In Norway

Among skiers born in Norway, Ole Kristian Furuseth ranks 69. Before him are Jon Inge Kjørum (1965), Ola Vigen Hattestad (1982), Anders Bardal (1982), Ole Christian Eidhammer (1965), Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset (1971), and Jan Einar Thorsen (1966). After him are Lars Bystøl (1978), Håvard Klemetsen (1979), Anders Jacobsen (1985), Elin Nilsen (1968), Marianne Dahlmo (1965), and Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (1987).

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