Jesper Saltvik Pedersen (born 23 August 1999[1]) is a para-alpine skier. He is a six-time medalist, including four gold medals, at the Winter Paralympics.
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| Born | 23 August 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
He won gold for Norway at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in his giant slalom event.[2]
He competed at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships and he won five medals, including three gold medals, in para-alpine skiing.[3][4]
He represented Norway at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won four gold medals and one silver medal.[5] He was the only competitor to win four gold medals at the Games.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Pyeonchang 2018 athlete profile". Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Views and News from Norway
- ^ "Jeroen Kampschreur's 'crazy' run takes men's sitting rivalry into new gear". Paralympic.org. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Houston, Michael (17 January 2022). "France twice strike Alpine Combined gold at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ Burke, Patrick (13 March 2022). "Pedersen claims unmatched fourth gold medal of Beijing 2022 Paralympics with slalom victory". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
External links edit
- Jesper Pedersen at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jesper Pedersen at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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