Gian Simmen (born 19 February 1977) is a
Swiss 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 Paralympic ...
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Snowboarding at the 1998 Winter Olympics
The snowboarding competition of the 1998 Winter Olympics was held at Mount Yakebitai and Kanbayashi Snowboard Park. The competition took place between 8 and 12 February 1998 and featured four events: Men's and Women's giant slalom and halfpipe. ...
, Simmen won Gold in Men's Halfpipe. He competed at the 1998, 2002, and the 2006 Olympics Winter games.
References
External links
FIS-Ski.com- FIS Competition Results
Swiss male snowboarders
Olympic snowboarders of Switzerland
Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland
Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
1977 births
Living people
Olympic medalists in snowboarding
Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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