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| Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Giant slalom | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 June 1985 Leh, Ladakh, India | |||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2010) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2009) | |||||||||||||
| Medals | 0 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jamyang Namgial (born 3 June 1985) is an Indian skier. Namgial participated in his first Olympic event at the 2010 Winter Olympics, competing in the Men's Giant Slalom event of Alpine skiing. [1] He also participated in the 2007 Asian Winter Games.
Namgial served in the Ladakh Scouts regiment of the Indian Army.
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS). [2]
| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2010 | 24 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23 | BDNF1 | 82 | — | — | — |
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