Andrus Veerpalu
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Andrus Veerpalu (born 8 February 1971) is a retired Estonian cross-country skier. He is Estonia's most successful Winter Olympian, having won the gold medal in men's 15 km classical in 2002 and 2006, and silver in men's 50 km classical in 2002.[1]
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Country | Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1971-02-08) 8 February 1971 (age 53) Pärnu, Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ski club | Jõulu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 19 – (1992–2006, 2008–2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starts | 141 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2003, 2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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