Nick Baumgartner

Nick Baumgartner
Baumgartner after winning a Stock Truck division off-road race in 2011
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1981-12-17) December 17, 1981 (age 42)
Iron River, Michigan, U.S.
Sport
SportSnowboard cross, off-road racing
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Mixed team snowboard cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sierra Nevada Team snowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Gangwon Snowboard cross
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kreischberg Snowboard cross
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Aspen Snowboard cross
Silver medal – second place 2012 Aspen Snowboard cross

Nick Baumgartner (born December 17, 1981) is an American snowboarder from Iron River, Michigan.[1] He competes in snowboard cross (SBX) and qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He won the gold and silver medals in the 2011 and 2012 Winter X Games. Baumgartner competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics and won his first Olympic gold at the age of 40 in the 2022 Winter Olympics when he and teammate Lindsey Jacobellis won the inaugural Olympic mixed snowboard cross race.[2]

Baumgartner began off-road racing in 2011, winning the Rookie of the Year "Stock Truck" award before advancing to Pro Light trucks in 2012.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WelcomeHome was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Team USA [@TeamUSA] (February 11, 2022). "DYNAMIC DUO GETS IT DONE 🙌 @LindsJacobellis and @nickbaumgartner win gold in the first-ever Olympic mixed team snowboard cross event. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/E8hHoCIEpx" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Twitter.