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Jarryd Hughes

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Jarryd Hughes, born 21 May 1995, is an Australian snowboarder who won the silver medal in snowboard cross at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. He competed at the 2012 FIS Snowboard World Cup as a 16-year-old and came in 10th at the Stoneham World Cup in Quebec, Canada. Since his debut he has won a gold and a silver medal at the FIS Junior World Championships, won the Lake Louise World Cup in 2013 and represented Australia at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. In January 2016 he won gold in the Snowboardcross event at the X Games in Aspen, Colorado, becoming the youngest ever winner and the first Australian male to win a gold medal at Winter X. He has also been the youngest ever world number one.

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Birth Year
1995 1
Gender
Male 1
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Snowboarding, Sports
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is an Australian snowboarder
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1. Olympedia: Jarryd Hughes - Olympedia
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  • Biographical information
    Born 21 May 1995 in Wahroonga, New South Wales AUS
  • Biographical information, sex
    Sex Male
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Jarryd Hughes (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, nationality
    is an Australian snowboarder
  • Plays: Snowboarding, Lead
    Jarryd Hughes (born 21 May 1995) is an Australian snowboarder
  • Competed In: 2018 Winter Olympics, Lead, 2018 Olympics
    He achieved second in boardercross at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics
  • Competed In: 2014 Winter Olympics, Career, 2014 Olympics
    represent Australia at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
  • Competed In: X Games, Career, X Games
    Jarryd won Gold in the Snowboardcross event at X Games in Aspen Colorado
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