Bruno Bošnjak (born 9 July 1983)[2] is a snowboarder who became Croatia's first medalist at any Winter Paralympics.[3] Later Dino Sokolović won gold for their country.[4] His disability came from an injury during a qualifying race for the 2006 Winter Olympics and exacerbated by a later bicycle injury.[5]

Bruno Bošnjak
Personal information
Born (1983-07-09) 9 July 1983 (age 41)[1]
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Sport
SportSnowboarding
Disability classSB-LL1
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing  Croatia
Winter Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang Banked slalom SB-LL1

References

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  1. ^ Vaupotić, Ivana (28 March 2018). "PARAOLIMPIJSKI JUNACI (2) Bruno Bošnjak: 'Dani su prekratki za sve što želim napraviti'". Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Bruno Bosnjak". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Bruno Bošnjak wins first Croatianmedal at Winter Paralympic Games". The Voice of Croatia. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Winter Paralympics: Historic First Gold Medal for Croatia". Croatia Week. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Croatia's Paralympic Team Presented for Winter Games in PyeongChang!". Total Croatia News. Archived from the original on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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