Alexander Köll
{{Short description|Swedish alpine skier (born 1990)}}
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Alexander Köll (born 2 December 1990) is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in two editions (2017 and 2019) of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=157036|title=Alexander Koell - Athlete Information|publisher=fis-ski.com|accessdate=4 March 2021}}
Career
Alexander Köll has competed for Sweden since 2009.{{cite news|url=https://www.landskrona-ski.com/globalassets/landskrona-sc---skidor/dokument/skanska-dagbladet-2012-11-21-b.pdf|title=Landskronaåkare siktar mot OS 2014|publisher=Skånska dagbladet|author=Malin Rimfors|language=Swedish|page=B–17|date=21 November 2012|accessdate=25 July 2022}} Since 2015, he has competed in every season of the World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=AL&seasoncode=&competitorid=157036&type=result&categorycode=WC&sort=&place=&disciplinecode=&position=&limit=100|title=Alexander Koell – World Cup|publisher=fis-ski.com|accessdate=4 March 2021}}
On 10 December 2020, he was badly hurt when crashing during practice in Val d'Isere.{{cite news|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/a/41Ev8e/svenske-akaren-kraschade--slog-av-tre-tander|title=Svenske åkaren kraschade|publisher=Sportbladet|language=English|date=11 December 2020|accessdate=25 July 2022}}
On 25 July 2022, he announced his retirement from alpine skiing following the 2021–2022 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/alpint/alexander-koll-avslutar-karriaren-svaraste-i-mitt-liv|title=Alexander Köll avslutar karriären|publisher=SVT Sport|author=Therese Bosta, Johan Cedervall|language=English|date=25 July 2022|accessdate=25 July 2022}}
World Championships results
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| 2017
| 35 | 30 | - | - | DNS |
| 2019
| 46 | 20 | - | - | 21 |
References
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External links
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Category:Swedish male alpine skiers