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	Johann Olav Koss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Johann Olav Koss (born 29 October 1968 in Drammen, Norway) is a former speed skater, considered to be one of the best in history.
		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.
		Johann Olav Koss - Falko Zandstra - Rintje Ritsma - Gianni Romme - Jochem Uytdehaage - Chad Hedrick
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johann_Olav_Koss (557 words)

	Johann Olav Koss
		Johann Olav Koss (born October 29, 1968) is a Norwegian speed skater, considered to be one of the best in history.
		Born in Drammen, Koss became a national junior champion in 1987, but he could not compete with the top skaters in the 1986 and 1987 World Junior Championships.
		Koss made his Olympic debut in 1992, finished 7th in the 5000 m, five days after undergoing surgery because of an inflamed pancreas.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/jo/Johann_Olav_Koss.html (260 words)

	Right To Play: JOK Bio
		Johann’s achievements on the ice have since been eclipsed by his efforts on behalf of "Right To Play," an athlete-driven international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play as a tool for the development of children and youth in the most disadvantaged areas of the world.
		Johann is also a recipient of numerous international awards including Sportsman of the Year by US Sports Illustrated, the Jesse Owens Award, the International Athletic Foundation Award in Los Angeles, and the Jackie Robinson Humanitarian Award.
		Johann was given the Child Survival Award in 1996 by the Carter Center in Atlanta and, later that year during the celebration of UNICEF’s 50th anniversary, he was given UNICEF’s Honorary Award.
	www.righttoplay.com /site/PageServer?pagename=johann (533 words)

	UNICEF - UNICEF People - Johann Olav Koss
		Koss is the President and CEO of Right to Play, a humanitarian, non-governmental organization (NGO) committed to improving the lives of the most disadvantaged children and their communities through sport and play.
		Johann Koss laughs with a girl at a UNICEF-assisted school in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1996.
		Johann Koss was born in 1968 in Drammen, Norway.
	www.unicef.org /people/people_johann_olav_koss.html (493 words)

	For Norway's Koss, 3d Gold Turns the House Upside Down
		Johann Olav Koss won his third Olympic gold medal Sunday, and it is difficult to say whether he pushed time or was swept up by it.
		Koss is a 25-year-old Norwegian who attends medical school and donates his prize money - reportedly 225,000 kroner ($30,000) for each of his three Olympic victories - to the international charity, Olympic Aid.
		Koss wore a fl radio headset - the modern laurel for Olympic champions - with a radio transmitter strapped over his shoulder and a microphone in his hand.
	www.iht.com /articles/1994/02/21/okoss.php (1037 words)

	Ode - A man with balls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Koss is an ideal lobbyist: a world-famous figure with a charming manner and a sports story that appeals to the imagination.
		Johann Olav Koss has succeeded where the most seasoned development experts have failed: getting the topic of sports and development to climb higher on the political and public agenda.
		Hats off to you, Johann Olav Koss for such heroic dedication to your brethren, howsoever distantly located they may be and howsoever different in their colour, creed or language.
	www.odemagazine.com /article.php?aID=4274 (1631 words)

	Johann Olav Koss .com
		Johann Olav Koss, born October 29 1968 in Drammen, among other prices, won three gold medals at 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer with world records in the 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m.
		Koss could not be recognized as such future sports hero in his younger years.
		On Februar 20, 1994, Johann Olav Koss had the highlight of a great speed skating career.
	www.johannolavkoss.com (584 words)

	Speedskater leads and others follow - Sports - International Herald Tribune
		Koss may have been a distance speedskater (he won four gold medals for Norway at the 1992 and 1994 Olympics), but he moves with sprinter's speed.
		Koss has managed to line up everyone from Unicef to Unesco to CARE to the International Red Cross, has extracted funding from the U.S., Canadian, Norwegian, Dutch and Swiss governments and has assembled a high- powered Rolodex full of corporate backers and donors.
		Koss, who shrugged off an inflamed pancreas and a gallstone to win gold in Albertville, France, was already a national hero when Norway held the 1994 Games.
	www.iht.com /articles/2006/03/23/sports/KOSS.php (1143 words)

	UNICEF - Quiénes somos - Johann Olav Koss
		UNICEF - Quiénes somos - Johann Olav Koss
		Koss es presidente y director ejecutivo de Right to Play (Derecho a jugar), una ONG humanitaria dedicada a la mejora de las condiciones de vida de los niños más desfavorecidos y sus comunidades, por medio del deporte y el juego.
		Johann Koss nació in Drammen (Noruega) en 1968 y ha tenido una extraordinaria carrera deportiva como patinador de velocidad, que culminó con la obtención de tres medallas de oro olímpicas en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de 1994, en Lillehammer (Noruega).
	www.unicef.org /spanish/people/people_johann_olav_koss.html (530 words)

	Johann Olav Koss - Wikipedia
		Johann Olav Koss heeft drie periodes aan de top van de Adelskalender gestaan: eerst van 21 maart 1992 tot 23 januari 1993 (308 dagen), een tweede keer van 13 maart 1993 tot 7 januari 1994 (300 dagen) en ten slotte van 16 februari 1994 tot 7 februari 1997 (1390 dagen).
		Johann Olav Koss 1998: Ådne Søndrål 2002: Derek Parra 2006: Enrico Fabris
		Johann Olav Koss 1998: Gianni Romme 2002: Jochem Uytdehaage 2006: Chad Hedrick
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johann_Olav_Koss (642 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for olav (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		OLAV & Co., Inc. Completes Another Successful Data Conversion; Cutover 'the Smoothest in AEP History'.
		Olav, St The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church; 1/1/2000; E. 51 words
		Johann Olav Koss of Norway is the athlete of the Olympics.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=olav (415 words)

	Editorial, February 11, 2004
		By the time Norwegian Johann Olav Koss, 35, retired from competitive speed skating in 1994, he had collected four Olympic gold medals and broken a total of 11 world records.
		Today Koss is the President and CEO of Right to Play (former Olympic Aid), a humanitarian, non-governmental organization, committed to improving the lives of the most disadvantaged children and their communities through sport and play.
		Johann Olav Koss deserves praise for his commitment to improve the lives of less fortunate children.
	www.norway-times.com /2004_Editorials/Editorial_6.html (431 words)

	NPR : Social Activism Off the Ice for Speedskaters
		Koss, who is now a physician, donated much of his Olympic bonus money to children who were victims of the fighting in Sarajevo.
		Koss went on to start a humanitarian effort called Right to Play, which seeks to provide a bit of normal childhood -- games and sports equipment, visits from athletes -- to kids living in refugee camps.
		But International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge could not be faulted when he said this of Johann Olav Koss: "Many champions at the end of their career bask in their glory, after years of hard work.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206011 (414 words)

	Institute for International Sport - Scholar Athlete Hall of Fame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss established himself as the most dominant long-distance skater of the 1990s and one of the greatest Winter Olympians of all-time at the 1994 Lillehammer Games when he captured gold medals in the 1500, 5000 and 10,000 meters.
		Koss proved he was one of the strongest skaters in the world during the Lillehammer Games, recording one of the greatest feats in speed skating history, shaving nearly 13-seconds off the world record in the grueling 10,000 meters.
		Koss is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical Commission that is handling reforms, and he was voted a member of the IOC in 1999.
	www.internationalsport.com /sa_hof/hof_inductees2.html (3719 words)

	CNN/SI - 1998 Sportsman of the Year - 1994: Bonnie Blair and Johann Olav Koss - Wednesday December 16, 1998 06:48 PM
		Whatever the source, the ties binding us to our fellow man are seemingly visible to Johann Olav Koss, as real as pain, more lasting than glory, strong as hemp, so that when he passes someone less fortunate than he, Koss reaches out instinctively.
		Norwegian speed skater Johann Olav Koss, competing in front of his home crowd, earned three gold medals and set world records in the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 meter events.
		In addition to his athletic achievements, Koss is renowned for his work helping impoverished children worldwide as well as the physically handicapped in his own country.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /features/1998/sportsman/1994 (246 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - ATHLETES
		In 1992 Johann Koss spent the day of the Opening Ceremony in a hospital bed with an inflamed pancreas.
		As a symbol of respect, the Dutch team presented Koss with a golden butterfly, an honour normally reserved for gold medal winners from their own country.
		An active supporter of the humanitarian Olympic Aid project, Koss was chosen in 1999 to be a member of the International Olympic Committee.
	www.olympic.org /uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=74776 (189 words)

	Koss back as commentator
		Koss is at the Nagano Games as part of the broadcasting team for Channel 7, an Australian network that beefed up its Olympic coverage as a precursor to Sydney 2000.
		Since retiring four years ago, "Koss the Boss" has worked diligently to raise money for Olympic Aid and is studying for his medical degree.
		I miss the feeling of being in good shape and to have a goal set before me. But you have periods in your life, and when one is finished you have to go to another.
	www.canoe.ca /SlamNaganoLongTrackSkatingArchive/feb6_koss.html (264 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - Speed Skating - Cheek heading to Zambia for Koss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Cheek donated $40,000 in bonus money to Koss' organization after winning a gold medal in the 500m and a silver in the 1000m.
		He also wants to visit the area, but Koss said the situation is too volatile at the moment.
		According to Koss, $300,000 already has been donated to Right To Play, along with thousands of dollars in individual contributions.
	www.nbcolympics.com /speedskating/5129388/detail.html (588 words)

	TIMEeurope Magazine \| Heroes 2003
		Johann Olav Koss, four-time Olympic gold medalist from Norway, has not laced up his racing skates for eight years.
		That's a lesson Koss learned on his very first charity trip in 1993, to Eritrea, where he met group of pre-teens.
		And when Koss returned in 2000, "the same boys were a team, playing in the national final," he says proudly.
	www.time.com /time/europe/hero/koss.html (716 words)

	Johann Olav Koss - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		Johann Olav Koss (born October 29, 1968, in Drammen) is a Norwegian speed skater, considered to be one of the best in history.
		He would recover to win gold in the 1500 m (by only 0.04 seconds over countryman Ådne Søndrål) and silver in the 10000 m (behind Dutch skater Bart Veldkamp).
		Koss, Johann Olav Koss, Johann Olav Koss, Johann Olav Koss, Johann Olav
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=92927 (337 words)

	Skater's Gift Helps Humanitarian Group Bring Home the Gold
		Norwegian Johann Olav Koss won three speed skating gold medals before his home fans at the 1992 Lillehammer Olympics.
		It is now known as Right To Play, and Koss is the president of the organization that uses sport and play as tools for development of children in the most disadvantaged areas of the world.
		Koss says Right To Play wants to also influence governments to donate as well, because their goal in the next five years is to reach five million children every week.
	www.voanews.com /english/archive/2006-02/2006-02-24-voa57.cfm (759 words)

	Koss, Over-Ear Headphones, Headphones, Headsets, Home Audio at Electronics Goods Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Koss Qz-99 Passive Noise Reduction Stereophone Qz99 New $39.50
		Koss Qz-Pro Active Noise Reduction Stereophone Qzpro $41.99
		Koss Pro-3Aa Collapsible Closed Ear Studio Headphones $47.95
	www.electronicsgoodsonline.com /koss.htm (596 words)

	CSRwire.com - Press Release from McDonald's Corporation: Olympic Greats Mike Eruzione and Johann Olav Koss Join ...
		Among the first-of-its-kind, this new House features private apartments to address the needs of families whose children are immune-compromised and require long-term care.
		Work on the house began in August 2001 and the facility will officially be ready for families next month.
		During the dedication ceremony, Olympic champions Mike Eruzione, captain of the gold medal 1980 U.S. Men's Hockey Team, and Johann Olav Koss, four-time gold medalist in speed skating from Norway, emphasized the importance of being good at what you do, but also being good to others.
	www.csrwire.com /PressRelease.php?id=934 (601 words)

	SkateResults.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Johann Olav Koss, is one of the best speed skaters in history.
		In 1994, the final year of his career, he also gained fame outside the speed skating world by winning three gold medals at the Olympic Games in Norway, winning all races in new world records, two of which would remain unbeaten until the klap skate era.
		Last updated on 28 November 2005 by Jeroen Heijmans.
	www.skateresults.com /skater/show/560 (275 words)

	Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73) February 9 in History
		Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73) February 9 in History
		Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5k (6:41:73)
		Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
	www.brainyhistory.com /events/1991/february_9_1991_164630.html (46 words)

	“Olympics-Koss Joins $1 Billion Bid to Boost Child Immunization”
		Olympic speed skating champion Johann Olav Koss, who is also the chairman of the Olympic Aid organization, has joined with humanitarian organization Vaccine Fund in hopes of raising $1 billion over the next four years to ensure that children in the world’s 74 poorest countries are immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases.
		Last year in Accra, Ghana, the Olympic Aid and Vaccine Fund project sponsored the world’s first Sport and Immunization Festival, at which several leading athletes, including Koss, helped more than 2,600 children enjoy a day of sports and immunizations.
		Money will be raised during the Olympics via an auction of Olympic memorabilia, including a pair of Koss’ speed skates.
	www.vaccinationnews.com /DailyNews/February2002/OlympKossJoins.htm (222 words)

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	Effect. Over communicatie en teambuilding. - KOSS, JOHANN OLAV & H. EN B.M. IHLEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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