Oskar Kwiatkowski (born 25 April 1996) is a Polish

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 ...

. He made his international debut in 2012 in

Kreischberg Kreischberg is an Austrian ski resort in Styria, Austria. The area includes the adjacent Rosenkranzhöhe and offers 40 kilometres of slopes altogether. In December 2013, Kreischberg was considered the first 10-seater gondola in Styria. Recently, th ...

. In 2013, he won silver medal in the parallel giant slalom at the

European Youth Olympic Winter Festival The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for youth (14 to 18 years old) athletes from the 50 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. The festival has a summer edition, held for the fir ...

Predeal Predeal (; ) is a town in Brașov County, Muntenia, Romania. Predeal, a mountain resort town, is the highest town in Romania. It is located in the Prahova Valley, Muntenia at an elevation of over . The town administers three villages: Pârâu ...

, Romania. In 2015, he finished 5th at the

FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships are the Junior World Championships in snowboarding organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Hosts Men's events Giant slalom Parallel giant slalom Parallel slalom Halfpipe Snowboard ...

Yabuli Yabuli Ski Resort ( zh, s=亚布力滑雪旅游度假区 , t=亞布力滑雪旅遊度假區 , p=Yàbùlì Huáxuě Lǚyóu Dùjià Qū) is the largest ski resort in China and includes the country's largest ski jumping facilities. It is located in ...

, China. He competed in the 2017

FIS Snowboard World Championships The FIS Snowboarding World Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Snowboarding. It was first held in 1996 and is now held every odd year. The championship events include Big air, Halfpipe, Parallel giant slalom, Para ...

, and in the

2018 Winter Olympics The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

, in

parallel giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding competitive discipline. It involves racing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slal ...

. He claimed 13th place in the parallel giant slalom at the

2018 Winter Olympic Games The 2018 Winter Olympics (), officially the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (; ) and also known as PyeongChang 2018 (), were an international winter multi-sport event held between 9 and 25 February 2018 in Pyeongchang County, South Ko ...

Pyeongchang Pyeongchang ( , ; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seo ...

. In February 2023, he won a gold medal at the Snowboarding World Championships in

Bakuriani Bakuriani ( ka, ბაკურიანი) is a daba and a ski resort in the Borjomi district of Georgia. It is located on the northern slope of the Trialeti Range, at an elevation of 1,700 meters (5,576 feet) above sea level. Geography T ...

, Georgia, in the parallel giant slalom, becoming the first Pole ever to win a world championship in alpine snowboarding.

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* 1996 births Living people Polish male snowboarders Olympic snowboarders for Poland Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Zakopane FISU World University Games gold medalists for Poland FISU World University Games silver medalists for Poland Winter World University Games medalists in snowboarding Competitors at the 2017 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2019 Winter Universiade 21st-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-snowboarding-bio-stub