Stefan Gimpl
Stefan Gimpl ( born October 31, 1979 in Leogang, Salzburg) is an Austrian freestyle snowboarder residing in Saalfelden.
Life
At the age of twelve years, Stefan Gimpl first stood on a snowboard and stood behind his parents' home his first own jumps. In 1996, he began his career in Japan and now plays in part as a professional driver in international competitions. He is so far the only driver, which the Air & Style Contest has won three times in a row. In addition, he won the FIS World Cup Big Air three times for themselves and win the bronze medal in the Big Air competition at the FIS Snowboard World Championships 2009 in Gangwon, South Korea. In the alternative Snowboardweltournee the TTR Gimpl could so far only a single podium finish on it (2nd at Wängl Tängl 2006 Mayrhofen ) In addition to snowboarding Stefan Gimpl also plays tennis and has a single-handicap in golf.
Others
Gimpl is supported by O'Neill, Smith Eyewear, FTWO and Leogang.
Achievements
ISF World Cup
- 4 wins ( Soul City Vienna in 1999, and the Air & Style, 1999, 2000, 2001)
FIS World Cup
- 9 World Cup wins
Big Air
Other successes
- 2nd place in the halfpipe Junior World Championships (1996 )
- 2nd at Toyota Big Air Sapporo ( 1999/2000/2002 )
- 3rd place at the Toyota Big Air Sapporo (2001/ 2003)
- Winner at the Air & Style Contest in 1999 in Innsbruck, Austria
- Winner of the Soul City Contest (1999/2000)
- Winner at the Air & Style Contest in 2000 and 2001 in Seefeld in Tirol, Austria
- 2nd place at the Soul City Contest (2002)
- 2nd place at the Kaunertal Opening (2002)
- 2nd place at the Soul City Contest 2003 in Vienna, Austria
- Winner of the HCCP Night Challenge 2003 in Weissenbach bei Liezen
- Winner of the Big Air Contest 2006 in Klagenfurt, Austria
- Winner of the Big Air Contest 2006 in Milan, Italy
- 2nd place in the Speedy Experience Brazil Big Air 2005 Tarunda, Brazil
- Winner of the FIS World Cup season 2005/2006
- 3rd place in the Big Air Turin 2007
- Winner of the FIS World Cup season 2007/2008
- Winner of the Big Air Graz, Austria (2008)
- 3rd place in the Big Air at the FIS Snowboard World Championships 2009 in Gangwon, South Korea
- Winner of the FIS World Cup season 2008/2009
Awards
- 2006: Silver Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria