Jarryd Hughes
Jarryd Hughes (born 21 May 1995) is an Australian snowboarder. He achieved 2nd in boardercross at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboard | |||||||||||||||||||
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Career
He competed at the 2012 FIS Snowboard World Cup as a 16-year-old and came in at 10th place at the Stoneham World Cup in Quebec, Canada. Since his debut he has gone on to win a Gold and a Silver Medal at the FIS Junior World Championships, win the Lake Louise World Cup in 2013 and represent Australia at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]
While still one of the youngest athletes on the World Cup Tour, Jarryd has been a consistent performer in the top-10 on the World Cup Circuit and been the youngest ever World number-one. In January 2016, Jarryd won Gold in the Snowboardcross event at X Games in Aspen Colorado making him the youngest ever winner and the first Australian male to win a Gold Medal at Winter X. He won the Silver Medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
References
- "Jarryd Hughes". owia.org. Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2018.