Andreas Prommegger (born 10 November 1980) is a professional

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympi ...

. His speciality is the Parallel competitions in Slalom, in which he is the

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and

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world champion, and Giant Slalom, in which he won the gold medal at the 2017 World Championships. He also won the silver medal in Parallel Slalom at the

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, losing the final to long-time friend and rival

Benjamin Karl Benjamin Martin Karl (born 16 October 1985) is an Austrian professional snowboarder with seven World Cup victories and one FIS World Ski Championships Victory. He competed for his nation in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Parallel Giant Slalom, comi ...

. By winning the 2023 Parallel Slalom title in

Bakuriani Bakuriani ( ka, ბაკურიანი) is a daba and a ski resort in the Borjomi district of Georgia. It is located on the northern slope of the Trialeti Range, at an elevation of 1,700 meters (5,576 feet) above sea level. Geography The ...

at 42, he became the oldest world champion ever not only in snowboarding but in all

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sanctioned events, except

grass skiing Grass skiing, skiing on grass, is a training method for alpine skiing and an established sport of its own. The skis used for grass skiing are short with rolling treads or wheels. These skis are attached to the skiers' boots. Depending on the ski ...

Career highlights

;Olympic Winter Games :2006 –

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, 9th at parallel giant slalom ;FIS World Snowboard Championships :1999 – Seiser Alm, 2nd at parallel giant slalom (juniors) :1999 –

Berchtesgaden Berchtesgaden () is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. It lies in the Berchtesgaden Alps, south of Berchtesgaden; the ...

, 43rd at snowboardcross :2000 –

, 1st at parallel giant slalom (juniors) :2000 –

, 1st at parallel slalom (juniors) :2001 –

Madonna di Campiglio Madonna di Campiglio (german: Sankt Maria im Pein) is a village and a ski resort in northeast Italy. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Pinzolo. The village lies in the Val Rendena at an elevation of above sea level, and has approximatel ...

, 22nd at snowboardcross :2001 –

, 10th at parallel giant slalom :2001 –

, 23rd at parallel slalom :2005 – Whistler, 5th at parallel giant slalom :2005 – Whistler, 9th at parallel slalom :2007 –

Arosa , neighboring_municipalities= Alvaneu, Davos, Langwies, Lantsch/Lenz, Molinis, Peist, Schmitten, Tschiertschen, Vaz/Obervaz, Wiesen , twintowns = Fukumitsu (Japan) Arosa is a town and a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Gr ...

, 4th at parallel slalom :2007 –

, 5th at parallel giant slalom ;World Cup :2004 –

, 3rd at parallel giant slalom :2004 –

Winterberg Winterberg ( Westphalian: ''Winnenmerg'') is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, central Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland. Geography Winterberg is located in the middle of ...

, 3rd at parallel slalom :2005 – Le Relais, 2nd at parallel giant slalom :2006 – Lake Placid, 3rd at parallel giant slalom :2006 – Furano, 2nd at parallel giant slalom :2007 – Sungwoo, 2nd at parallel giant slalom :2008 – La Molina, 1st at parallel giant slalom :2008 – La Molina, 3rd at parallel slalom ;National Championships :2000 –

Innichen Innichen (; it, San Candido , lld, Sanciana) is a municipality in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is located in the Puster Valley on the Drava River, about northeast of Bolzano, on Italy's border with Austria. It hosts Italy’s International ...

, 1st at snowboardcross :2001 –

Sappada Sappada (german: Pladen or ; in the local Southern Bavarian dialect;Dizionario Sappadino-Italian ...

, 3rd at parallel giant slalom :2004 –

Bad Gastein Bad Gastein (; formerly ''Badgastein''; Southern Bavarian: ''Bod Goschdei'') is a spa town in the district of St. Johann im Pongau District, St. Johann im Pongau, in the Austrian state of Salzburg (state), Salzburg. Picturesquely situated in a hig ...

, 1st at parallel slalom :2005 –

Kreischberg Kreischberg is an Austrian ski resort in Styria, Austria. The area includes the adjacent Rosenkranzhöhe and offers 40 kilometres of slopes altogether. In December 2013, Kreischberg was considered the first 10-seater gondola in Styria. In recent ye ...

, 1st at parallel giant slalom :2007 –

Haus im Ennstal Haus im Ennstal is a village in central Austria, located in the Liezen district of Styria. It is an important town on the Enns river. Haus is a well-known ski resort and has hosted World Cup alpine races several times, and the women's events of th ...

, 1st at giant slalom

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* 1980 births Living people Austrian male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Austria Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics {{Austria-snowboarding-bio-stub