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Ambrosi Hoffmann (born 22 March 1977, in Davos) is a Swiss alpine skier. [1] At the 2002 Winter Olympics, he finished 8th in downhill. He won a bronze medal in super-G at the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 17th in the downhill event.
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