Anita Schwaller (born 2 May 1975) is a Swiss

snowboarder Snowboarding is a recreational and competitive activity that involves descending a snow-covered surface while standing on a snowboard that is almost always attached to a rider's feet. It features in the Winter Olympic Games and Winter Paralympic ...

. She was born in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; ) is the capital of Tyrol (federal state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the Wipptal, Wipp Valley, which provides access to the ...

, Austria. She competed at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...

, in

halfpipe A half-pipe is a structure used in gravity extreme sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, freestyle BMX, Inline skating, skating, and scooter riding. Overview The structure resembles a cross-section of a swimming pool, essentially t ...

. She won a gold medal in halfpipe at the

FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997 took place between January 21 and January 26 in Innichen, Italy. Results Men's results Snowboard Cross Giant Slalom Parallel Slalom Slalom Halfpipe Women's Events Snowboard Cross Gi ...

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* 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Innsbruck Swiss female snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Switzerland Snowboarders at the 1998 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swiss women {{Switzerland-snowboarding-bio-stub