Kalle Palander
Finnish alpine skier
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Born | (1977-05-02) 2 May 1977 (age 47) Tornio, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Cup debut | December 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | http://www.kallepalander.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 (1998, 2002, 2006) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 0 (0 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kalle Markus Palander (born 2 May 1977 in Tornio) is a Finnish retired alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.[1]
Career
In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palander has also been successful in giant slalom. He is known for his relaxed attitude and for wearing a red toque instead of a helmet when participating in slalom competitions.
World Cup victories
Overall victories
Season | Discipline |
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2003 | Slalom |
World Cup victories
Date | Location | Race |
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26 January 2003 | ![]() | Slalom |
28 January 2003 | ![]() | Slalom |
2 March 2003 | ![]() | Slalom |
8 March 2003 | ![]() | Slalom |
23 November 2003 | ![]() | Slalom |
14 December 2003 | ![]() | Giant slalom |
4 January 2004 | ![]() | Slalom |
24 January 2004 | ![]() | Slalom |
7 February 2004 | ![]() | Giant slalom |
14 March 2004 | ![]() | Slalom |
24 January 2006 | ![]() | Slalom |
11 March 2006 | ![]() | Slalom |
17 December 2006 | ![]() | Giant slalom |
16 December 2007 | ![]() | Giant slalom |
References
- ^ "Kalle Palander profile". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
External links
- Kalle Palander at FIS (alpine)
- Kalle Palander at Olympedia
- Kalle Palander at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Kalle Palander at Virtual Finland
- Official website
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- 1931:
David Zogg
- 1932:
Friedl Däuber
- 1933:
Toni Seelos
- 1934:
Franz Pfnür
- 1935:
Toni Seelos
- 1936:
Rudolph Matt
- 1937:
Émile Allais
- 1938:
Rudolf Rominger
- 1939:
Rudolf Rominger
- 1948:
Edy Reinalter
- 1950:
Georges Schneider
- 1952:
Othmar Schneider
- 1954:
Stein Eriksen
- 1956:
Toni Sailer
- 1958:
Josl Rieder
- 1960:
Ernst Hinterseer
- 1962:
Charles Bozon
- 1964:
Josef Stiegler
- 1966:
Carlo Senoner
- 1968:
Jean-Claude Killy
- 1970:
Jean-Noël Augert
- 1972:
Francisco Fernández Ochoa
- 1974:
Gustav Thöni
- 1976:
Piero Gros
- 1978:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1980:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1982:
Ingemar Stenmark
- 1985:
Jonas Nilsson
- 1987:
Frank Wörndl
- 1989:
Rudolf Nierlich
- 1991:
Marc Girardelli
- 1993:
Kjetil André Aamodt
- 1996:
Alberto Tomba
- 1997:
Tom Stiansen
- 1999:
Kalle Palander
- 2001:
Mario Matt
- 2003:
Ivica Kostelić
- 2005:
Benjamin Raich
- 2007:
Mario Matt
- 2009:
Manfred Pranger
- 2011:
Jean-Baptiste Grange
- 2013:
Marcel Hirscher
- 2015:
Jean-Baptiste Grange
- 2017:
Marcel Hirscher
- 2019:
Marcel Hirscher
- 2021:
Sebastian Foss-Solevåg
- 2023:
Henrik Kristoffersen
- Men's World Champions: Downhill
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- Giant Slalom
- Slalom
- Combined
- Parallel Giant Slalom
- Mixed Team