Omar Visintin

Omar Visintin (born 22 October 1989) is an Italian snowboarder, specializing in snowboard cross, for which he won a silver and a bronze medal for at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.[1]

Omar Visintin
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989
Merano, Italy
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Snowboard cross
ClubCS Esercito
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingMixed team snowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingSnowboard cross
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 UtahMixed team snowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place2023 BakurianiSnowboard cross
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place2015 AspenSnowboard cross

Visintin competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Italy. In the snowboard cross, he finished 2nd in his 1/8 round race, then 2nd in his quarterfinal. However, he did not finish his semifinal and did not start the small final, finishing 12th overall.[2][3]

As of September 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 22nd, in the 2013 snowboard cross.[1]

Visintin made his World Cup debut in March 2008. As of September 2014, he has two World Cup victories, the first coming at Montafon in 2012–13. Visintin was the 2013–14 World Cup overall winner in snowboard cross.[1]

Visintin competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where he earned a bronze medal in the men's snowboard cross.[4]

World Cup Podiums
Date Location Rank Event[1]
7 December 2012Montafon1st place, gold medalist(s)Snowboard cross
21 March 2013Sierra Nevada3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Snowboard cross
7 December 2013Montafon2nd place, silver medalist(s)Snowboard cross
11 January 2014Vallnord-Arcalis3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Snowboard cross
12 January 2014Vallnord-Arcalis1st place, gold medalist(s)Snowboard cross

References
  1. "VISINTIN Omar - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. "Sports Reference Profile". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  3. "Sochi2014.com profile". 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
  4. "Olympics: Visintin wins bronze in men's snowboard cross - English". ANSA. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.


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