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
2026 Milano Cortina Snowboard cross
2026 Milano Cortina Banked slalom
World Championships
2019 Utah Snowboard 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. ^ a b c d 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.