Aleš Valenta () (born 6 February 1973 in
Šumperk
Šumperk (; german: Mährisch Schönberg) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 26,000 inhabitants. It is the centre of the north of Moravia and, due to its location, is known as "The Gate to the Jeseníky mountains ...
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) is a former
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skier who participated in aerials.
On February 19, 2002, he won the
Winter Olympics
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in the freestyle aerials competition where he succeeded to perform the first triple back flip with five twists in the world. He operates the freestyle skiing centre in the town of
Štíty.
External links
* Officia
Web site* Officia
Web siteon Ales Valenta Acrobat Park
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Profile on Czech Olympic Committee's Web site
1973 births
Freestyle skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Czech male freestyle skiers
Living people
Olympic gold medalists for the Czech Republic
Olympic freestyle skiers of the Czech Republic
Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing
Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics
People from Šumperk
Sportspeople from the Olomouc Region
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