Johann Olav Koss

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Johann Olav Koss is a Norwegian speed skater renowned for winning multiple gold medals and setting world records at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
human
speed skater
competedIn 1988 Winter Olympics
1992 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
countryOfBirth Norway
countryOfCitizenship Norway
dateOfBirth 1968-10-29
educatedAt University of Queensland NERFINISHED
University of Toronto NERFINISHED
familyName Koss
fieldOfWork international development
sport for development and peace
founded Right To Play
givenName Johann
isKnownFor setting multiple world records in speed skating
winning multiple gold medals at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics
languageSpoken English
Norwegian
memberOfSportsTeam Norway national speed skating team
name Johann Olav Koss
nationality Norwegian
occupation humanitarian
physician
speed skater
placeOfBirth Drammen NERFINISHED
receivedAward L'Équipe Champion of Champions
Order of Canada
Order of Ontario
Oscar Mathisen Award
religion Lutheranism
representedCountry Norway
residence Toronto
setWorldRecordAt 1994 Winter Olympics
setWorldRecordInEvent 10000 m speed skating
1500 m speed skating
5000 m speed skating
sexOrGender male
sport speed skating
wonGoldMedalAt 1994 Winter Olympics
wonGoldMedalInEvent 10000 m speed skating
1500 m speed skating
5000 m speed skating
wonMedal Olympic bronze medal
Olympic gold medal
Olympic silver medal

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Johann Olav Koss
name
XVII Olympic Winter Games
notableAthlete

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