Matti Suur-Hamari (born 31 May 1986[1]) is a para-snowboarder. He is a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the Winter Paralympics.

Matti Suur-Hamari
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born (1986-05-31) 31 May 1986 (age 38)
Rovaniemi
Websitemattisuurhamari.com
Sport
Country Finland
SportSnowboarding
Disability classSB-LL2
EventSnowboard cross
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing  Finland
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 PyeongChang Snowboard cross
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Banked slalom
Bronze medal – third place 2018 PyeongChang Banked slalom
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Aspen Snowboarder X Adaptive

He represented Finland at the 2014 Winter Paralympics[2] and again at the 2018 Winter Paralympics where he served as flag-bearer in the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations.[3] He also competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Career

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He claimed his first Paralympic medal during the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Snowboarding by claiming a gold medal in the men's snowboard cross event.[4]

He won the gold medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[5][6]

He won the gold medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event at the 2022 Winter Paralympics held in Beijing, China.[7] He also won the silver medal in the men's banked slalom SB-LL2 event.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Paralympic.org profile". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "ESPN X-Games profile". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Pyeonchang 2018 profile". Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Winter Paralympics: Matti Suur-Hamari suffers celebration fail after winning snowboard gold". BBC Sport. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Canada's Tyler Turner beats 'best of the best' for first World Championships gold". 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ Burke, Patrick (21 January 2022). "Pedersen clinches third gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships in Lillehammer". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  7. ^ Burke, Patrick (7 March 2022). "Hernandez takes snowboard cross gold at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Snowboarding Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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