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Toni Sailer

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The Resume

    (November 17, 1935-August 24, 2009)
    Birth name is Anton Sailer
    Won three 1956 Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing
    Won a total of four World Skiing Championship gold medals (1957 & 1959)
    Retired from skiing in 1959

Why he might be annoying:

    He thought it was fun to break a leg from skiing, painful, but fun.
    After the 1956 Olympics he cashed in on his fame by recording songs and starring in movie roles to show off his skiing.
    He signed so many endorsement deals after the 1956 Olympics, it ruined his amateur status and became ineligible to compete in the 1960 Olympics.
    In 2004 he withdrew from running for mayor of Kitzbuhel because he learned it would be a full-time job.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He's the first alpine skier to win three Olympic gold medals in the same Olympics and it was when there were only three events.
    All three of his Olympic gold medals were won by huge margins of victory: 3.5 seconds in the downhill, 4 seconds in the slalom, and 6.2 seconds in the giant slalom.
    His skiing feats earned him the nickname the 'Blitz from Kitz.'
    His skiing prowess helped make the Austrian town of Kitzbuhel world-renowned.

Credit: JonnyVan


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 31 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 73 Votes: 39.73% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 27 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 58 Votes: 62.07% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 96 Votes: 72.92% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying