Aleš Valenta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Aleš Valenta

Czech freestyle skier

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1973

Place of Birth: Šumperk, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic

Profession: entrepreneur, news presenter, radio personality, freestyle skier

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Aleš Valenta (Czech pronunciation: ['al?? 'val?nta]) (born 6 February 1973 in Šumperk, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czech freestyle skier who participated in aerials. On February 19, 2002, he won the Winter Olympics gold medal in the freestyle aerials competition where he succeeded to perform the first triple back flip with five twists in the world.
He operates the freestyle skiing centre in the town of Štíty.
He was the first man to perform triple sallet with five screws.