Matti Suur-Hamari (born 31 May 1986) is a para-snowboarder. He is a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the

Winter Paralympics The Winter Paralympic Games is an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete in snow and ice sports. The event includes athletes with mobility impairments, amputations, blindness, and cerebral palsy. The ...

. He represented Finland at the

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and again at the

2018 Winter Paralympics The 2018 Winter Paralympics (), the 12th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, were an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the Internation ...

where he served as flag-bearer in the 2018 Winter Paralympics Parade of Nations. He also competed at the

2022 Winter Paralympics The 2022 Winter Paralympics (), also known as XIII Paralympic Winter Games, commonly known as Beijing 2022 (), were an international winter multi-sport parasports event held in Beijing, China, from 4 to 13 March 2022. This was the 13th Winter ...

Career

He claimed his first Paralympic medal during the

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by claiming a gold medal in the men's snowboard cross event. He won the gold medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway. He won the gold medal in the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 event at the

held in Beijing, China. He also won the silver medal in the men's banked slalom SB-LL2 event.

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* * 1986 births Living people Finnish male snowboarders Paralympic snowboarders for Finland Paralympic medalists in snowboarding Paralympic gold medalists for Finland Paralympic silver medalists for Finland Paralympic bronze medalists for Finland Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics Sportspeople from Rovaniemi 20th-century Finnish people 21st-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-snowboarding-bio-stub