Anton Lindfors (born 22 April 1991 in

Porvoo Porvoo (; ; ) is a city in Finland. It is located on the south coast of the country, on the Gulf of Finland. Porvoo lies in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Porvoo is approximately , while the Porvoo sub-region, sub-re ...

) is a Finnish

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, specializing in

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.FIS Profile
/ref> Lindfors competed at the

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for Finland. In the

, he finished 2nd in his 1/8 round race, advancing to the quarter-finals, where he placed 4th, not advancing, and ending up 13th overall. As of September 2014, his best showing at the

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is 10th, in the

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snowboard cross. Lindfors made his

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debut in September 2009. As of September 2014, he has one World Cup podium finish, winning a silver medal at

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in 2013–14. His best overall finish is 7th, in 2013–14.

World Cup Podiums

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* * * * 1991 births Living people Olympic snowboarders for Finland Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Porvoo Finnish male snowboarders 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-snowboarding-bio-stub