Personal information | |
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Nationality | Slovenian |
Born | Celje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | 31 January 1991
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] |
Sport | |
Country | Slovenia |
Sport | Snowboarding |
Event(s) | Parallel giant slalom |
Club | Sport Klub M-Celje [1] |
Coached by | Robert Mastnak [1] |
Tim Mastnak (born 31 January 1991) is a Slovenian snowboarder.
He competed in the 2015 and 2017 FIS Snowboard World Championships, and at the 2018 Winter Olympics, in parallel giant slalom. [2]
Season | Date | Venue | Discipline |
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2017–18 | 10 March 2018 | Scuol, Switzerland | Parallel giant slalom |
2018–19 | 13 December 2018 | Carezza, Italy | Parallel giant slalom |
23 February 2019 | Secret Garden, China | Parallel giant slalom | |
Year | Parallel giant slalom |
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2018 Pyeongchang | 16 |
2022 Beijing | 2 |
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