Justin Lamoureux

Justin Lamoureux (born August 26, 1976 in Red Bank, New Jersey) is a Canadian snowboarder, specializing in the halfpipe event.[1]

Justin Lamoureux
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Canada
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Whistler Halfpipe

Lamoureux made his World Cup debut in December 1997 at Whistler, Canada. His first, and to date, only, World Cup podium came in December 2002 when he won bronze in Stoneham.[2]

Lamoureux's best World Cup season thus far came in 2010, when he placed 1st overall in the halfpipe standings. He has competed at four FIS Snowboarding World Championships, including winning a silver medal in the halfpipe in 2005.[2]

Lamoureux competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, the halfpipe. He finished 41st in the first round and 15th in the second, leaving him 21st overall, and not advancing to the final.[3] In 2010, Lamoureaux had laser vision correction with LASIK MD.[4]

Lamoureaux was also selected as a member of the Canadian team for the 2010 Winter Olympics.[5]

World Cup Podiums

[2]

Date Location Rank
December 9, 2001Stoneham3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Justin Lamoureux". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  2. "FIS-biography". fis-ski.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  3. "Torino 2006 Official Report – Snowboarding" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
  4. "Vision correction results".
  5. Gary Kingston (January 25, 2010). "Snowboarder from Squamish an elder on the halfpipe". Canwest News Service. Retrieved January 28, 2010.


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