Janica Kostelić

Croatian alpine skier
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Janica Kostelić

Summary

Janica Kostelić is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Zagreb[2]. She was born on January 5, 1982[3]. She worked as an alpine skier[4] and ski jumper[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (908 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Zagreb[2], Janica Kostelić…
  • Janica Kostelić was born on January 5, 1982[3].
  • Janica Kostelić's father was Ante Kostelić[7].
  • Janica Kostelić held citizenship in Croatia[8].
  • Croatian was Janica Kostelić's native language[9].
  • Janica Kostelić's professions included alpine skier[4].
  • Janica Kostelić worked as a ski jumper[5].
  • Janica Kostelić received the Skieur d'or[10].
  • Janica Kostelić received the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year[11].
  • Janica Kostelić received the honorary citizen of Zagreb[12].
  • Janica Kostelić received the star on Croatian Walk of Fame[13].
  • Janica Kostelić's religion is recorded as Catholicism[14].
  • Janica Kostelić is recorded as female[15].
  • Janica Kostelić's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Janica Kostelić's Commons category is recorded as Janica Kostelić[17].
  • Janica Kostelić's residence is recorded as Zagreb[18].
  • Janica Kostelić's sport is recorded as alpine skiing[19].
  • Janica Kostelić's family name is recorded as Kostelić[20].
  • Janica Kostelić's given name is recorded as Q16277286[21].
  • Janica Kostelić's official website is recorded as http://www.janica.hr/[22].
  • Janica Kostelić's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Janica Kostelić[23].
  • Janica Kostelić's participant in is recorded as 1998 Winter Olympics[24].
  • Janica Kostelić's participant in is recorded as alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – women's Super-G[25].
  • Janica Kostelić's participant in is recorded as alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – women's Super-G[26].
  • Janica Kostelić's participant in is recorded as alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics – women's giant slalom[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Zagreb[2], Janica Kostelić… she was born on January 5, 1982[3]. Her father was Ante Kostelić[7]. Croatian was her native language[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include alpine skier[4] and ski jumper[5].

Recognition

Awards received include Skieur d'or[10], a sports award[28]; Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year[11], a class of award[29], founded in 2000[30]; honorary citizen of Zagreb[12], an award[31], in Croatia[32]; and star on Croatian Walk of Fame[13].

Personal Life

Janica Kostelić's religion is recorded as Catholicism[14].

Why It Matters

Janica Kostelić ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (908 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

She has been cited as an influence by Martina Dubovská[35], an alpine skier[36], b. 1992[37], of Czechoslovakia[38].

FAQs

Where was Janica Kostelić born?

Born in Zagreb[2], Janica Kostelić…

Who were Janica Kostelić's parents?

Janica Kostelić's father was Ante Kostelić[7].

What did Janica Kostelić do for work?

Janica Kostelić worked as alpine skier[4] and ski jumper[5].

What awards did Janica Kostelić receive?

Honors received include Skieur d'or[10], Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year[11], honorary citizen of Zagreb[12], and star on Croatian Walk of Fame[13].

Who did Janica Kostelić influence?

Janica Kostelić has been cited as an influence by Martina Dubovská[35].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation alpine skier, ski jumper
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q13382603]], according to [[Q21503247]] constraint from [[Property:P2775]]"
  2. 25d ago · LeoGe25 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fis ski jumper id 32044
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2775]]: 32044, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/302199015|Janica KOSTELIC (#302199015)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7877|FIS ski jumper]] #"
  3. 19w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Residence Zagreb
    Occupation alpine skier, ski jumper
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