Amelie Kober

Amelie Kober (born 16 November 1987 in Bad Aibling) is a German Federal Police officer[1] and Olympic medalist in snowboarding.

Amelie Kober

Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2006 TurinParallel Giant Slalom
2014 SochiParallel Slalom
FIS Snowboarding World Championships
2007 ArosaParallel Giant Slalom
2013 StonehamParallel Giant Slalom
2013 StonehamParallel Slalom

Biography

At the Junior World Championships 2005 in Zermatt, Switzerland she won silver. In the World Cup she was ranked fifth.[2]

She was the youngest competitor in the Parallel Giant Slalom competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Despite a fall during the quarter finals, she caught up with her competitor and proceeded to the semi-finals and final round, winning silver.[3][4]

At the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2007 in Arosa, Switzerland she won silver in the Parallel Giant Slalom competition.[5]

She won the Parallel Giant Slalom competition of the 2009–10 FIS Snowboard World Cup in Sudelfeld, Germany.[6]

Personal life

Kober tells in an interview after the half final of the Snowboard Competition at 2010 Winter Olympics that she is pregnant: "It's true that this season I will not compete more than one race because I'm a mum."[7]

References
  1. "Jung, dynamisch, eigentlich gut vermarktbar". Die Welt (in German). 2010-01-06. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  2. "Amelie Kober". The Ski Channel. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amelie Kober". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  4. "Suunto Ambassador Amelie Kober". Suunto. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  5. "Athlete information KOBER Amelie". FIS. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
  6. "FIS Snowboard News". FIS. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  7. "Amelie Kober in Vancouver 2010: Mutterglück statt Medaille". focus.de.
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