Jarryd Hughes

Jarryd Hughes (born 21 May 1995) is an Australian snowboarder. He achieved 2nd in boardercross at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Jarryd Hughes

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	21 May 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Snowboard
Medal record Men's snowboarding Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Snowboard cross Winter X Games 2016 Aspen Snowboard cross

Career

He competed at the 2012 FIS Snowboard World Cup as a 16-year-old and came in at 10th place at the Stoneham World Cup in Quebec, Canada. Since his debut he has gone on to win a Gold and a Silver Medal at the FIS Junior World Championships, win the Lake Louise World Cup in 2013 and represent Australia at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.[1]

While still one of the youngest athletes on the World Cup Tour, Jarryd has been a consistent performer in the top-10 on the World Cup Circuit and been the youngest ever World number-one. In January 2016, Jarryd won Gold in the Snowboardcross event at X Games in Aspen Colorado making him the youngest ever winner and the first Australian male to win a Gold Medal at Winter X. He won the Silver Medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

References

1. "Jarryd Hughes". owia.org. Olympic Winter Institute of Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2018.