Pia Zerkhold

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Pia Zerkhold
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Pia Zerkhold in 2023
Personal information
NationalityAustrian
Born (1998-10-26) 26 October 1998 (age 25)
Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Sport Snowboarding
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bakuriani Mixed team snowboard cross

Pia Zerkhold (born 26 October 1998) is an Austrian snowboarder. She competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's Snowboard Cross, and Mixed team snowboard cross. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

She competed at the 2018–19 FIS Snowboard World Cup, 2019–20 FIS Snowboard World Cup, 2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup, and 2021–22 FIS Snowboard World Cup [6]

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References

  1. "Pia ZERKHOLD". olympics.com.
  2. "Pia Zerkhold 2022 Olympics | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  3. "Winter Olympics Bio - Pia Zerkhold". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  4. "Snowboard crosser Zerkhold fails early – noe.ORF.at". News in 24 English. 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  5. "Olympia 2022: Keine Medaille im Snowboard-Mixed - Hämmerle/Zerkhold 13". GMX News (in German). 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  6. "ZERKHOLD Pia - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.