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François Boivin
Bad Gastein SBX, Heat 6 (Men): Alex Pullin (AUS), Koicho Ito (JPN), Francois Boivin (CAN), Damon Hayler (AUS).
Personal information
Born (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 42)
Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSnowboarding
EventSnowboard cross
RetiredMay 2012
Achievements and titles
World finals2005 World Championships: Snowboard cross – Silver
Medal record
Men's Snowboarding
Representing  Canada
FIS Snowboard World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Whistler Snowboard cross
Updated on 10 February 2015

François Boivin (born 8 December 1982) is a Canadian snowboarder who competed in snowboard cross. He has represented Canada at two Winter Olympic games, won a silver medal at a World Championships, and won three bronze medals in World Cup competitions.

Boivin was born in Jonquière, Quebec. He started snowboarding at the age of eight. He has represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin where he placed tenth, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where he placed twelfth. On the World Cup circuit, Boivin won bronze in 2004 at Berchtesgaden, 2005 at Sierra Nevada, and 2009 in La Molina. At the 2005 World Championships, Boivin won a silver medal.

Boivin retired in 2012.

References

  1. ^ "François Boivin". Official Canadian Olympic Team Website. Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  2. "CANOE - 2006 GAMES TURIN ITALY - Boivin". slam.canoe.ca/. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
  3. "Francois Boivin". The Province. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  4. Blatchford, Andy (16 February 2010). "Silver snowboarder". Red Deer Advocate. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  5. "BOIVIN Francois - Biography - List of Top 3 in World Cup". FIS-Ski.com. International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  6. Mitchell, Andrew (28 January 2005). "Snowboarding the Canadian way". Pique Newsmagazine. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.
  7. "Olympic Silver Medalist Mike Robertson Retires along with National Team Veteran Francois Boivin and Journeyman Dan Csokonay". Canada~Snowboard (Press release). 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015.

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