Johann Olav Koss

Quick Facts

Full Name	Johann Olav Koss
Occupation	Speed Skater
Date Of Birth	Oct 29, 1968(1968-10-29)
Age	56
Birthplace	Drammen
Country	Norway
Birth City	Buskerud
Horoscope	Libra

Johann Olav Koss Biography

Johann Olav Koss is one of the most popular and richest Speed Skater who was born on October 29, 1968 in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway. Norwegian speed skater who was known as one of the top ever after he won four gold medals in the two Olympics.

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Johann Olav Koss was born in Drammen, Buskerud County, Norway. Johann Olav Koss became the Norwegian Junior Champion in 1987, but he could not compete with the world top skaters in the 1986 and 1987 World Junior Championships. In 1988, he debuted with the seniors at the World Championships in Alma-Ata, but failed to qualify for the final distance. The following year, he finished eighth in the same tournament (after a fifteenth place in the European Allround Championships), placing second on the 1,500 m. His breakthrough came in 1990, winning the World Allround Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. The following four years, he would win two more world titles (1991 and 1994), while finishing second in 1993 and third in 1992. He won the European Allround Championships in 1991 and finished second in the next three editions. Koss had a total of twenty-three World Cup wins, while winning four overall World Cup titles (the 1,500 m in 1990 and 1991, and the combined 5,000/10,000 m in 1991 and 1994).

Koss was number one on the Adelskalender, the all-time allround speed skating ranking, for a total of 1,998 days, divided over three periods between 1992 and 1997. He has an Adelskalender score of 155.099 points.

He got married to Belinda Stronach on December 31, 1999 however, they split in 2003.

Johann Olav Koss Net Worth

Johann Olav Koss is one of the richest Speed Skater from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Johann Olav Koss 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was his Norwegian Junior Champion, he was unable to qualify for his first race with senior.

He was awarded Sports Illustrated magazine’s Sportsman of the Year following his three gold medals during in 1994’s Winter Olympics.

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. He resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Who is Johann Olav Koss Dating?

According to our records, Johann Olav Koss married to Jennifer Lee , Belinda Stronach. As of December 1, 2023, Johann Olav Koss’s is not dating anyone.

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In November 2009, after American Peter Mueller was stripped of his coaching role with Norway for an inappropriate comment to a female team member, Koss was appointed head coach, despite no previous coaching experience. Association sporting director Oystein Haugen told Reuters that Koss has been a revelation despite no previous coaching experience.

Facts & Trivia

Johann Ranked on the list of most popular Speed Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Johann Olav Koss celebrates birthday on October 29 of every year.

Koss completed his Executive MBA at the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management in the University of Toronto in Canada. He has Honorary Doctorates from several universities – Brock University, University of Calgary, Vrije Universiteit Brussels, and the University of Agder in Norway. On 1 July 2015, Koss was made an honorary Member of the Order of Canada.