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Johann Olav Koss, CM, OLY (born 29 October 1968) is a former speed skater from Norway. He won four Olympic gold medals, including three at the 1994 Winter Olympics in his home country.
Dec 24, 2012 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe At the Lillehammer Games, Norwegian skater Johann Olav Koss dominated the speed skating events. First he ...
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Johann Olav Koss (født 1968) er en norsk tidligere skøyteløper. I OL i 1994 toppet han sin karriere med tre gull i ett og samme mesterskap, og satte samtidig tre verdensrekorder. Han er stifter av og president i den humanitære organisasjonen Right To Play .
Johann Olav Koss (born October 29, 1968, Drammen, Norway) is a Norwegian speed skater who was the dominant long-distance skater of the 1990s. At the 1994 Winter Olympics, Koss set three world records on his way to winning three gold medals on the ice track in Hamar, Norway, near the host city of Lillehammer.
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Feb 1, 2014 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Speed Skating icon Johann Olav Koss of Norway discusses his incredible performance at the Lillehammer 199...
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Learn about the life and achievements of Johann Olav Koss, who won four Olympic gold medals in speed skating and broke several world records. He is also an IOC member and a humanitarian activist.
Johann Olav Koss is a Norwegian speed skater who won five Olympic medals, including three golds, in 1992 and 1994. He also set world records in the 5000 and 10,000 metres and donated his bonuses to help Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.
