Oskar Kwiatkowski (born 25 April 1996) is a Polish snowboarder.

Oskar Kwiatkowski
Kwiatkowski in 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)
Zakopane, Poland[1]
Sport
CountryPoland
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bakuriani Parallel giant slalom
Winter Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Krasnoyarsk Parallel giant slalom
Silver medal – second place 2017 Almaty Parallel slalom

He made his international debut in 2012 in Kreischberg. In 2013, he won silver medal in the parallel giant slalom at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Predeal, Romania.

In 2015, he finished 5th at the FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships in Yabuli, China.

He competed in the 2017 FIS Snowboard World Championships, and in the 2018 Winter Olympics, in parallel giant slalom.[2]

He claimed 13th place in the parallel giant slalom at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

In February 2023, he won a gold medal at the Snowboarding World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, in the parallel giant slalom, becoming the first Pole ever to win a world championship in alpine snowboarding.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Polish 2018 Olympic team at the Polish Olympic Committee website
  2. ^ "Athletic profile - Oskar Kwiatkowski". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Polish Alpine snowboarder Kwiatkowski wins world championship". polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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