Matti Suur-Hamari

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Matti Suur-Hamari
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 37)
Rovaniemi
Website mattisuurhamari.com
Sport
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Sport Snowboarding
Disability class SB-LL2
Event(s)Snowboard cross
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 PyeongChang Snowboard cross
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Snowboard cross
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Banked slalom
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 PyeongChang Banked slalom
Winter X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Aspen Snowboarder X Adaptive

Matti Suur-Hamari (born 31 May 1986 [1] ) is a para-snowboarder. He is a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the Winter Paralympics.

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He represented Finland at the 2014 Winter Paralympics [2] and again at the 2018 Winter Paralympics where he served as flag-bearer in the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations. [3] He also competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Career

He claimed his first Paralympic medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Snowboarding by claiming a gold medal in the men's snowboard cross event. [4]

He won the gold medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. [5] [6]

He won the gold medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China. [7] He also won the silver medal in the men's banked slalom SB-LL2 event. [8]

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References

  1. "Paralympic.org profile". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. "ESPN X-Games profile". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. "Pyeonchang 2018 profile". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. "Winter Paralympics: Matti Suur-Hamari suffers celebration fail after winning snowboard gold". BBC Sport. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. Burke, Patrick (21 January 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. Burke, Patrick (7 March 2022). "Hernandez takes snowboard cross gold at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.