Gregory Bretz (born December 19, 1990, in
Anaheim
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...
,
California) is an American
snowboarder who has competed since 2004. His first and to date only
World Cup victory was in Canada in the halfpipe event in 2008.
It was announced on January 26, 2010, that Bretz made the
US team for the
2010 Winter Olympics
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in Vancouver.
Based in
Mammoth Lakes, California
Retrieved 2016-11-27. Greg Bretz was also named to the US snowboard Olympic halfpipe team in 2014, to be held in 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi, Russia. He placed 12th in the men's half pipe final.
References
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1990 births
American male snowboarders
Living people
Olympic snowboarders for the United States
Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
People from Mammoth Lakes, California
X Games athletes
21st-century American sportsmen
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