Philipp Schoch

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Philipp Schoch
Personal information
Born12 October 1979 (1979-10-12) (age 46)
Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport Snowboarding
Club Skiclub Fischenthal
Medal record
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Parallel Giant Slalom
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Turin Parallel Giant Slalom
FIS Snowboarding World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Arosa Parallel Giant Slalom
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Arosa Parallel Slalom

Philipp Schoch (born 10 October 1979) is a Swiss snowboarder. He won a gold medal in the Parallel Giant Slalom at the 2002 Winter Olympics. At the next Olympics, he faced his brother Simon Schoch in the Parallel Giant Slalom Final. Philipp raced away to an unassailable 0.88 second lead in the first leg of the final, retaining his Olympic crown. He is the first snowboarder to win two gold medals in the Winter Olympics. At the world championships, he won two silver medals in the slalom events in 2007. [1]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Philipp Schoch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.