Patrick Ortlieb (born May 17, 1967 in Bregenz) is an Austrian former alpine skier who won a gold medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Ortlieb started skiing relatively late at the age of 13. A downhill specialist, he won this event at the 1992 Winter Olympics, gathered 18 medals at World Cup races, and became World Champion in 1996 in downhill. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer he came in 4th in the downhill race. Wikipedia
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