Gilles Jaquet

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Gilles Jaquet
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Men's snowboarding
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FIS Snowboarding World Championships
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Gilles Jaquet (born 16 June 1974 in La Chaux-de-Fonds) is a Swiss snowboarder. Jaquet has competed since 1995 and was World Champion in 2001 (Giant Slalom) and 2002. He has also competed at three Olympic Games. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gilles Jaquet Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.