Patrik Järbyn (born 16 April 1969 in

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, Sweden) is a Swedish former

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alpine ski racer. Despite never having won a World Cup race, Järbyn has two individual

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medals. At the 1996 World Championships in

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, Spain, he won the silver medal in

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. In

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, Sweden, he won the bronze medal in the downhill to become the oldest medalist ever at a World Championships. On 19 December

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, Järbyn finished third in a super-G at

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, Italy, and set a new record as the oldest man to score a podium finish in a World Cup alpine race, at the age of 39 years and 9 months. Järbyn broke his own record, set with a third-place finish in the super-G at Lake Louise in November 2006 at the age of 37 years and 8 months. On 19 February 2010, in the

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in Vancouver, Järbyn suffered a concussion after crashing up in Whistler in the men's super-G and was air-lifted to a hospital by helicopter. On 7 March 2012, Järbyn officially announced his retirement. His last race was in

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on 4 March 2012.

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* * * * 1969 births Swedish male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Sweden Sportspeople from Borås Municipality Living people 21st-century Swedish people 20th-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-alpine-skiing-bio-stub