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      Andreas
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      Anette
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      Anders
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      Annlourdes
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      Andorres
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      Aino
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      Anti
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      Annika
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About Andrus Veerpalu

Andrus Veerpalu (sündis 8. veebruaril 1971 Pärnumaal) on Eesti endine murdmaasuusataja, kahekordne maailmameister ja kahekordne olümpiavõitja. Veerpalu on Eesti kõigi aegade edukaim meessportlane olümpiamängudel, olles võitnud 3 medalit.

Andrus Veerpalu (born 8 February 1971 in Pärnu) is a former and so far the most successful Estonian male cross country skier. On 17 February 2006 he won his second Winter Olympics gold medal (in 15 km cross country skiing; his previous gold medal is from the Salt Lake City games), becoming the fourth Estonian to have won two Olympic gold medals (Kristjan Palusalu, Erika Salumäe and Kristina Šmigun-Vähi are the first three). He is the most successful Olympic athlete from Estonia with three medals. (Kristina Šmigun-Vähi tied that record at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics)