Darren Gardner

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Darren Gardner
Personal information
Born (1990-05-14) May 14, 1990 (age 29)
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
Sport Snowboarding
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2018 Winter Olympics

Darren Gardner (born May 14, 1990) is a Canadian snowboarder, competing in the discipline of parallel giant slalom. [1] [2]

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Career

2018 Winter Olympics

In January 2018, Gardner was named to Canada's 2018 Olympic team. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Darren Gardner | Team Canada – Official 2018 Olympic Team Website". olympic.ca. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  2. FIS Biography
  3. "Canada Snowboard completes Olympic team". CBC Sports . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  4. "Anderson named to Canada's snowboard team". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  5. McCarter, Shannon (January 25, 2018). "13 more snowboarders nominated to Team Canada for PyeongChang 2018". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved January 27, 2018.