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Ross Rebagliati

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Ross Rebagliati (born July 14, 1971) is a Canadian snowboarder who won a gold medal in the men's giant slalom event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The International Olympic Committee initially stripped him of the medal due to a failed drug test for cannabis use, but was overruled by an appeals court two days later, resulting in the medal being restored. Since retiring from snowboarding, Rebagliati has become an entrepreneur in the cannabis industry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ross Rebagliati is the 6,956th most popular athlete, the 1,619th most popular biography from Canada and the 184th most popular Canadian Athlete.

Ross Rebagliati is most famous for being the first Olympic gold medalist in men's snowboarding, winning the event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He gained additional notoriety when he was briefly stripped of his medal due to a positive test for marijuana, which was later overturned.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ross Rebagliati ranks 6,956 out of 6,025. Before him are Darya Naumava, Greg Nixon, Manu Bhaker, Stephen Giles, Arne Gabius, and Ignacio Ortiz. After him are Martin Fuksa, Josefin Olsson, Daniel Walsh, Mary Jones, Luo Wei, and Heike Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Ross Rebagliati ranks 1,307. Before him are Matthew Hayden, Anthony Foxx, Jonathan Clements, Biplab Kumar Deb, Waqar Younis, and Petra Haden. After him are Barkha Dutt, Naomi Long, Sophiya Haque, Sammie Henson, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, and Scot Gemmill.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Ross Rebagliati ranks 1,620 out of 1,622. Before him are Jamie Benn (1989), Vanessa Gilles (1996), Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (1982), Dan Boyle (1976), Christian Meier (1985), and Stephen Giles (1972). After him are Karol-Ann Canuel (1988), David Veilleux (1987), Rhian Wilkinson (1982), Mariko Tamaki (1975), Derek Boogaard (1982), and Sean Avery (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Ross Rebagliati ranks 184. Before him are Max Parrot (1994), Laurence Vincent Lapointe (1992), Melanie Kok (1983), Kristie Moore (1979), Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (1982), and Stephen Giles (1972). After him are Krista Guloien (1980), Alysha Newman (1994), Brian McKeever (1979), Gabriel Bergen (1982), Kevin Light (1979), and Jeffrey Lay (1969).

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