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Jake Vedder

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Jake Vedder
Personal information
Born (1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 (age 26)
Pinckney, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSnowboarding
EventSnowboard cross
Medal record
Winter Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2016 Lillehammer Snowboard cross
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cardrona Snowboard cross

Jake Vedder (born April 16, 1998) is an American snowboarder who competes internationally in the snowboard cross discipline. He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career

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Vedder represented the United States at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics where he won a gold medal in the snowboard cross event.[1] He also competed at the 2019 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships and won a silver medal.[2]

He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Olympics as an alternate in the snowboard cross event, replacing an injured Alex Deibold, finishing in sixth place.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Hicks, Justin (April 3, 2019). "Pinckney 17-year-old Jake Vedder wins gold for Team USA at Winter Youth Olympics". MLive.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Jake Vedder". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. ^ Khan, Bill (February 2, 2022). "Pinckney's Jake Vedder added to U.S. snowboard team for Winter Olympics". Livingston Daily. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Nee, Liam (February 2, 2022). "Vedder chosen to replace injured Deibold on U.S. SBX team". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jake Vedder". olympics.com. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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