Matti Suur-Hamari

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
Rovaniemi
Websitemattisuurhamari.com
Sport
Country Finland
SportSnowboarding
Disability classSB-LL2
Event(s)Snowboard 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

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
  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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