Stefan Gimpl

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In Moscow on March 7, 2009 Stefan Gimpl March 2009.jpg
In Moscow on March 7, 2009
Stefan Gimpl
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
FIS Snowboarding World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Gangwon Big Air

Stefan Gimpl (born October 31, 1979, Leogang) is an Austrian professional snowboarder. His specialty is the big air and he is the only rider so far who has won the Air & Style Contest three times in a row. [1]

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In 2006 Stefan gimpl won his first gold medal in Big Air and he did not get another until 2008 when he won three gold medals in a row. Stefan Gimpl has been snowboarding since 1992 and is still snowboarding. Stefan Gimpl is sponsored by FTWO, Smith, O'Neill, and Leogang. His hobbies are snowboarding, golfing, tennis, and photography. Stefan Gimpl has won many medals in Big Air in many different places. Stefan Gimpl won first place in Quebec City, on North American soil for the first time in five years.

Career highlights

FIS World Snowboard Championships
2007 – Arosa, 18th at big air
2009 – Barcelona (Barcelona Snow Show), Gold medal icon.svg 1st at big air
Gimpl at World Cup, Seoul, December 13, 2009 LG Snowboard FIS World Cup (5435925544).jpg
Gimpl at World Cup, Seoul, December 13, 2009
World Cup
2005 – Rotterdam, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd at big air
2006 – Klagenfurt, Gold medal icon.svg 1st at big air
2006 – Milan, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd at big air
2007 – Turin, Bronze medal icon.svg 3rd at big air
2007 – Rotterdam, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd at big air
2007 – Sofia, Gold medal icon.svg 1st at big air
2008 – Graz, Gold medal icon.svg 1st at big air
2008 – Moscow, Gold medal icon.svg 1st at big air
2009 – Quebec City, Gold medal icon.svg 1st at big air
2009 – Seoul, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd at big air
European Cup
2006 – Klagenfurt, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd at big air
South American Cup
2005 – Las Lenas, Silver medal icon.svg 2nd at big air

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