Annelise Coberger
Alpine skiing, Olympic athlete
1971 –
Who is Annelise Coberger?
Annelise Coberger is a New Zealand former alpine skier. Born in Christchurch, she became the first person from the Southern Hemisphere to win a medal at the Winter Olympics when she won silver in the slalom at Albertville in France in 1992. She holds New Zealand's only medal from any Winter Olympics. Coberger also competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer but did not finish her first run of the slalom.
Her other victories include a single World Cup slalom. Coberger finished competing at an international level a couple of years after her Olympic success. She then joined the police force.
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1971
Christchurch - Also known as
- Annelise Coberger
- Annalise Coberger
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on July 23, 2013
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