Bruno Bošnjak (born 9 July 1983) is a snowboarder who became

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's first medalist at any

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. Later Dino Sokolović won gold for their country. His disability came from an injury during a qualifying race for the

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and exacerbated by a later bicycle injury.

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* 1983 births Sportspeople from Zagreb Living people Croatian male snowboarders Paralympic snowboarders for Croatia Paralympic medalists in snowboarding Paralympic bronze medalists for Croatia Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics 21st-century Croatian sportsmen {{Snowboarding-bio-stub