Marion Posch

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Marion Posch
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1972-11-02) 2 November 1972 (age 49)
Vipiteno, Italy
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Snowboarding
Medal record
Women’s snowboarding
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Lienz Parallel slalom
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Berchtesgaden Parallel slalom

Marion Posch (born 2 November 1972) is an Italian snowboarder.

She was born in Vipiteno. She placed sixth in women's giant slalom at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, in women's parallel giant slalom, and she competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, in parallel giant slalom. [1]

She won a gold medal in parallel slalom at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996, and a gold medal in parallel slalom at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marion Posch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. "Athlete : POSCH Marion, WSC". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2 September 2018.