Emanuel Perathoner

Emanuel Perathoner
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1986-05-12) 12 May 1986
Bozen, Italy
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly
SportSnowboarding
Event
Snowboard cross
ClubCS Esercito
Medal record
Men's para snowboarding
Representing  Italy
Winter Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano CortinaSnowboard cross
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano CortinaBanked slalom
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 UtahSnowboard cross

Emanuel Perathoner (born 12 May 1986) is an Italian snowboarder[1] and para snowboarder. He is the second-ever athlete to compete at both the Winter Olympics and Paralympics.[2]

Perathoner represented Italy at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.[3] He won a bronze medal at the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2019.[4]

In 2021, Perathoner suffered a serious injury during training, sustaining multiple fractures in his left leg, after which he underwent total knee replacement.[2][5] He made his para snowboard debut in late 2022.[2]

He won the gold medal in the snowboard cross competition at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Profile at FIS portal
  2. 1 2 3 4 Falkingham, Katie (8 March 2026). "Two-time Olympian Perathoner wins Paralympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Athlete Profile: Emanuel PERATHONER – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  4. ↑ Snowboard cross results
  5. ↑ "From Olympic crash to Paralympic gold, the two lives of snowboarder Perathoner". CNA. 9 March 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
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