Amelie Kober
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's Snowboarding | ||
Competitor for  Germany
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Turin | Parallel Giant Slalom |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Sochi | Parallel Slalom |
| FIS Snowboarding World Championships | ||
| | 2007 Arosa | Parallel Giant Slalom |
| | 2013 Stoneham | Parallel Giant Slalom |
| | 2013 Stoneham | Parallel Slalom |
Amelie Kober (born 16 November 1987 in Bad Aibling) is a German Federal Police officer[1] and Olympic medalist in snowboarding.
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 is true that I am sitting out this season aside from this one race, because I will become a Mom."[7]
References
- ↑ "Jung, dynamisch, eigentlich gut vermarktbar" (in German). Die Welt. 2010-01-06. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Amelie Kober". The Ski Channel. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Amelie Kober". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Suunto Ambassador Amelie Kober". Suunto. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Athlete information KOBER Amelie". FIS. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "FIS Snowboard News". FIS. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
- ↑ Amelie Kober in Vancouver 2010: Mutterglück statt Medaille