Nick Baumgartner
Baumgartner after winning a Stock Truck division off-road race in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 17, 1981 Iron River, Michigan, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Snowboard cross, off-road racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Baumgartner (born December 17, 1981) is an American snowboarder from Iron River, Michigan. 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.
Baumgartner began off-road racing in 2011, winning the Rookie of the Year "Stock Truck" award before advancing to Pro Light trucks in 2012.