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Anton Kushnir

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Anton Kushnir
Personal information
Born13 October 1984 (1984-10-13) (age 40)
Chervonoarmiysk, now Radyvyliv, Rivne oblast, Ukraine
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
ClubDynamo Minsk
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Aerials
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Deer Valley Aerials

Anton Sergeyevich Kushnir (Belarusian: Антон Сяргеевіч Кушнір,Russian: Антон Сергеевич Кушнир born 13 October 1984 in Chervonoarmiysk, now Radyvyliv, Rivne oblast, Ukraine) is a Belarusian aerial skier who competed in the 2006, 2010 and the 2014 Winter Olympics.[1][2] He has five World Cup victories.[3] Kushnir won a bronze medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships. He won a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, with the highest score in Olympics history.

He is of Ukrainian origin.

References

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  1. ^ "Anton Kushnir". National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ Anton Kushnir. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Anton KUSHNIR Archived 2016-06-03 at the Wayback Machine. FIS

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