Ron Chiodi

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Ron Chiodi
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NationalityAmerican
Born (1974-11-24) November 24, 1974 (age 49)
Fairport, New York, United States
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Sport Snowboarding

Ron Chiodi (born November 24, 1974) is an American former snowboarder. He attended high school in Fairport, New York, where he first gained attention as a pole valuter. [1] He later turned to snowboarding, [2] [3] competing in the sport from 1996 to 2003. [4] He competed in the men's halfpipe event at the 1998 Winter Olympics. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Vaulter always a daredevil". Democrat and Chronicle. May 29, 1993 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Free Bird: Snowboarder Ron Chiodi is a rebel with a cause: Qualify for the Olympics". Democrat and Chronicle. January 18, 1998 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Thrashers invade Nagano: U.S. snowboarders aren't like other Olympic athletes". Anderson Independent-Mail. February 7, 1998. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ron Chiodi". FIS-Ski. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ron Chiodi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  6. "Chiodi, Wescott make U.S. squad". The Bangor Daily News. December 22, 1997. p. 18 via Newspapers.com.