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Para Snowboarding

Mark

Mann

Paralympian 2018

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'4"

Age

37

Hometown

Eden Prairie, MN

Education

Bethel University '10, Business/Entrepreneurship

classification: SB-LL1

Quick Facts
  • Mann has always been an advocate for action sports growing up having participated in wakeboarding, and wake surfing. In 2013, he was involved in a boating accident that resulted in the amputation of both of his legs below the knee, but that didn't slow him down. As an avid snowboarder growing up, he immediately took up the sport once again. Since making his Para snowboarding debut, Mann has made his mark on the national and international stage
  • Hobbies include playing basketball, wake surfing, and road and mountain biking
  • Son of Mark and Nance Mann
  • Has three siblings: Anna, Joe and Olivia
  • Married to Rachael Mann
  • Serves as a board member for Wiggle Your Toes, a non-profit organization in Bloomington, Minnesota, that offers support to people who have limb deficiencies or have suffered limb loss.
Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 5th (Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men), 8th (Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – bronze (Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men), 4th (Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men)
  • Years of participation: Banked Slalom - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men 2017; Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men 2017
  • Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
    • Bronze – 2017 (Snowboard Cross - Lower Limb 1 Impaired - Men)

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