Benjamin Martin Karl (born 16 October 1985) is an Austrian professional

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 ...

with seven World Cup victories and one FIS World Ski Championships Victory. He competed for his nation in the

2010 Winter Olympics The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouver 2010 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with ...

in Parallel Giant Slalom, coming in second to Jasey Jay Anderson. He won the bronze medal in Parallel slalom at the

2014 Winter Olympics The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (), were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Opening ro ...

and finally became the Olympic champion in Parallel Giant Slalom at the

2022 Winter Olympics The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Beijing 2022 (2022), were an international winter multi-sport event held from 4 to 20 February 2022 in Beijing, China, and surrounding areas wit ...

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* * * 1985 births Living people Austrian male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Austria Olympic gold medalists for Austria Olympic silver medalists for Austria Olympic bronze medalists for Austria Olympic medalists in snowboarding Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Sankt Pölten {{Austria-snowboarding-bio-stub