Chris Klug (born November 18, 1972) is a professional snowboarder. After receiving a liver transplant in 2000 to treat Primary sclerosing cholangitis, he went on to compete in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. This was the first and so far only time a transplantee had competed in the Olympics, either winter or summer. He also won a bronze medal, and lit the torch at the 2002 U.S. Transplant Games. He is an alumnus of Deerfield Academy. Wikipedia
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Chris Klug became the first American to qualify for the U.S. Snowbaord Team in 1998, and he captured a bronze medal in the parallel giant slalom in 1998. Klug became the first organ transplant recipient to win an Olympic Medal. Links to U.S. Olympic bio. www.usolympicteam.com/26_736.htm