Chris Klug — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Olympic Bronze Medalist in Parallel Giant Slalom (2002), the first transplantee to compete in the Olympics.
Founder and Chairman of the Chris Klug Foundation (2003), promoting life-saving organ and tissue donation.
Broker & Partner at Aspen Snowmass Sotheby's International Realty since 2008.
Owner of Klug Properties since 2008.
Author of 'To the Edge and Back: My Story from Organ Transplant Survivor to Olympic Snowboarder' (2004).
Alumnus of Deerfield Academy.

Biography

Chris Klug is an Olympic bronze medalist snowboarder, liver transplant recipient, and real estate professional. After receiving a liver transplant in 2000 to treat primary sclerosing cholangitis, he competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, winning a bronze medal in the Parallel Giant Slalom. This marked the first time a transplantee had competed in the Olympics. In 2004, Klug released his book, 'To the Edge and Back: My Story from Organ Transplant Survivor to Olympic Snowboarder'.