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Janica Kostelić is a Croatian alpine skier born in Zagreb on January 5, 1982. She competes in the super-G discipline and represents Croatia in international competition. Kostelić has recorded 30 wins and 55 podium finishes throughout her career. She participated in the 1998 Winter Olympics, as well as the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics in events including women's Super-G and giant slalom.
Her achievements include receiving the Skieur d'or and the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year. She was also nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year and for Sportswoman of the Year. Kostelić resides in Zagreb, speaks Croatian, and practices Catholicism. Her family includes her father, Ante Kostelić, and her sibling, Ivica Kostelić.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1982-01-05 ) 5 January 1982 (age 44) , Zagreb , SR Croatia , SFR Yugoslavia
- Occupation
- Alpine skier
- Height
- 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Disciplines
- Slalom , giant slalom , super-G , downhill , combined
- World cup debut
- 23 January 1998 (age 16)
- Retired
- April 2007 (age 25)
- Website
- janica.hr
- Teams
- 3 – ( 1998 – 2006 )
- Medals
- 6 (4 gold)
- Seasons
- 8 – ( 1998 – 2003 , 2005 - 2006 )
- Overall titles
- 3 – ( 2001 , 2003 , 2006 )
- Discipline titles
- 7 – (3 SL , 4 K )
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Janica Kosteliж - Sluzbene Internet stranice - Official Website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Croatia
- Place of birth
- Zagreb
- Father
- Ante Kostelić
- Sibling
- Ivica Kostelić
- Occupation
- alpine skier
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Native language
- Croatian
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Sport
- alpine skiing
- Country for sport
- Croatia
- Mass
- 76
- Official website
- www.janica.hr
- Image
- JanicaKostelic.jpg
- Height
- 175
- Residence
- Zagreb
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- Commons category
- Janica Kostelić
- date of birth
- 1982-01-05
- sports discipline competed in
- super-G
- name in native language
- Janica Kostelić
- number of wins
- 30
- podium finishes
- 55
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Encyclopedic overview
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2002 Salt Lake CitySlalom
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