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Silvan Zurbriggen

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Silvan Zurbriggen (born 15 August 1981) is a retired Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competed primarily in downhill and combined, and occasionally in super-G. In 2012, he stopped competing in slalom due to poor results. Born in Brig, Valais, Zurbriggen represented Switzerland in seven world championships and two Olympics. He won the silver medal in the slalom before a home crowd at the world championships in 2003 at St. Moritz, and was the Olympic bronze medalist in the combined in 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, held at Whistler. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Silvan Zurbriggen is the 432nd most popular skier (up from 442nd in 2024), the 873rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 856th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Swiss Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Silvan Zurbriggen ranks 432 out of 817. Before him are Maren Lundby, Fritz Strobl, Simen Hegstad Krüger, Nina Gavrylyuk, Andreas Küttel, and Domen Prevc. After him are Veronika Velez-Zuzulová, Johan Remen Evensen, Antoine Dénériaz, Marco Büchel, Martin Koch, and Matthias Mayer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Silvan Zurbriggen ranks 726. Before him are Christina Cole, Shane Smeltz, Jonathan Bennett, Lucie Décosse, Ruby, and Julie Gonzalo. After him are Florent Serra, Akshay Venkatesh, Mario Eggimann, Meagan Good, Esha Deol, and Yayoi Kobayashi.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Silvan Zurbriggen ranks 873 out of 1,015. Before him are Marc Hottiger (1967), Dominic Andres (1972), Simone Niggli-Luder (1978), Viktor Röthlin (1974), Andreas Küttel (1979), and Mark Streit (1977). After him are Mario Eggimann (1981), Marco Büchel (1971), Marc Hirschi (1998), Valentin Stocker (1989), Bruno Kernen (1972), and Dan Ndoye (2000).

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Among SKIERS In Switzerland

Among skiers born in Switzerland, Silvan Zurbriggen ranks 41. Before him are Wendy Holdener (1993), Beat Feuz (1987), Brigitte Oertli (1962), Steve Locher (1967), Dominique Gisin (1986), and Andreas Küttel (1979). After him are Marco Büchel (1971), Bruno Kernen (1972), Giorgio Rocca (1975), Corinne Suter (1994), Michelle Gisin (1993), and Andreas Schönbächler (1966).

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