Sven Thorgren (born 4 October 1994) is a Swedish snowboarder who competes in slopestyle.[1]
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Born | Sollentuna, Sweden | 4 October 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Sweden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He started snowboarding when he was seven years old. He practiced every day after school on a small mountain called Väsjöbacken.[2] Thorgren qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics. On 6 February 2014 in the qualification event, Thorgren finished third in his heat and qualified directly to the finals.[3] In the finals, he finished fourth. His most recent medal was at Air&Style, China, where he got the gold medal.[2]
At FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 and 2013 finished 39th and 18th, respectively. His best World Cup result and the only podium before the 2014 Olympics was the third-place finish in Spindleruv Mlyn on 16 March 2013.[1]
References
External links
- Sven Thorgren at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Sven Thorgren at the X Games (archive)
- Sven Thorgren at Olympedia
- Sven Thorgren at Olympics.com
- Sven Thorgren at the Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté (in Swedish) (English translation)
- Thorgren Sochi profile at Sochi 2014 Olympics Archived 7 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Official website Archived 21 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
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