Hans Thomas Fogdö (born 14 March 1970) is a Swedish former

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specialist, he won the

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for that discipline in 1993. On 7 February 1995 he became disabled after breaking his spine in a training accident at

Åre Åre () is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the local eco ...

, Sweden. Today he works for various sponsor projects and for the

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World Cup victories

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fogdö, Thomas 1970 births Swedish male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics FIS Alpine Ski World Cup champions Swedish people with disabilities People from Gällivare Municipality Living people Sportspeople from Norrbotten County