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| Born | (1986-12-04) 4 December 1986 (age 38) St. Gallen, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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Nevin Galmarini (born 4 December 1986) is a Swiss snowboarder and Olympic Champion. In February 2018, Nevin Galmarini won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea in the Parallel giant slalom. In 2009, he won the Swiss nationalships and became the Swiss champion in parallel giant slalom. He competed in the parallel giant slalom for Switzerland during the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and in the 2014 Winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia where he won the silver medal. He currently resides in Ardez, Switzerland.
2009/2010 Season highlights
- Top ten classification in the World Cup list
- Swiss national champion in alpine Snowboarding
- Selection for the FIS Snowboarding World Championships
- Bronze medalist in PGS at the Nor-Am Cup in Copper Mountain (Colorado)
- Competing PGS in the 2010 Winter Olympics
Career highlights
- Fourth in PGS at the 2010 World Cup, in Sudelfeld, Germany
- Seventh in PGS at the 2009 World Cup, in Kreischberg, Germany.
- Silver and Bronze medalist at the 2009 Europa Cup, in Nova Levante-Carezza, Italy
- Bronze medalist at the 2009 Nor-Am Cup 2009 in Copper Mountain (Colorado)
- Gold medalist at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea
External links
| Olympic champions in men's snowboarding | |
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| Snowboard cross |
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- Swiss male snowboarders
- Olympic snowboarders for Switzerland
- Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland
- Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland
- Olympic medalists in snowboarding
- Winter World University Games medalists in snowboarding
- Sportspeople from St. Gallen (city)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Switzerland
- Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen