The Most Famous
SKIERS from Australia
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Australian Skiers of all time. This list of famous Australian Skiers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Alex Pullin (1987 - 2020)
With an HPI of 28.69, Alex Pullin is the most famous Australian Skier. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages on wikipedia.
Alex Pullin (20 September 1987 – 8 July 2020), nicknamed Chumpy, was an Australian snowboarder who competed at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. He was a two-time snowboard cross (boardercross) world champion.
2. Zali Steggall (1974 - )
With an HPI of 19.27, Zali Steggall is the 2nd most famous Australian Skier. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Zali Steggall (born 16 April 1974) is an Australian politician, lawyer and former Winter Olympic athlete. She has been the independent member for Warringah since the 2019 Australian federal election when she defeated the incumbent, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Steggall is Australia's most internationally successful alpine skier, winning a bronze medal in slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, and a World Championship gold medal in 1999. In the Winter Olympics she is Australia's first individual medallist, first female medallist, and only medallist in alpine skiing. Steggall's Olympic career extended from Albertville in 1992 to Salt Lake City in 2002. After her Olympic career, Steggall completed a law degree and began working as a solicitor, and then as a barrister. Steggall also became involved in several NGOs, including serving as director of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame from 2014 to 2019. At the 2019 federal election, Steggall ran as an independent candidate and won the seat, and increased her margin at the 2022 federal election.
3. David Morris (1984 - )
With an HPI of 15.14, David Morris is the 3rd most famous Australian Skier. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
David John Morris (born 31 August 1984) is an Australian aerial/freestyle skier who competed in 3 Winter Olympic Games in 2010, 2014 and 2018. He is Australia's most successful male aerial skier, having competed across FIS World Cup, World Championships and Winter Olympic competitions. He is the first Australian male aerial skier to compete at two consecutive Olympic Games, and the first Australian medalist in the Olympic Men's Aerials.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as skiers born between 1974 and 1987. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living skiers include Zali Steggall and David Morris. The most famous deceased skiers include Alex Pullin. As of April 2022, 2 new skiers have been added to Pantheon including Zali Steggall and David Morris.
