Stefan Baumeister (born 18 April 1993) is a German

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, specializing in Alpine snowboarding.FIS Profile
/ref> Baumeister competed at the

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for Germany. He placed 20th in qualifying for the

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, not advancing. In the

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, he finished 14th in qualifying. In the first elimination round, he was beaten by Austria's

Lukas Mathies Lukas Mathies (born 15 March 1991 in Schruns) is an Austrian alpine snowboarder. He represented his nation Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics, and also became a double medalist, gold and silver, in alpine snowboarding at the 2011 FIS Junior Worl ...

, finishing 14th overall. As of September 2014, his best showing at the

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is 23rd, in the

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parallel slalom. Baumeister made his

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debut in February 2010. As of September 2014, his best finish is 8th, in a parallel slalom at

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in 2013–14. His best overall finish is 25th, in 2013–14.

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* * 1993 births Living people Olympic snowboarders of Germany Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics People from Bad Aibling Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria German male snowboarders 21st-century German people {{Germany-snowboarding-bio-stub