Andreas Prommegger

Andreas Prommegger (born 10 November 1980) is a professional snowboarder.

Andreas Prommegger

Prommegger in 2013
Personal information
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(1980-11-10) 10 November 1980 (age 44) Schwarzach im Pongau, Austria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	Austria
Sport	Snowboard
Event	Parallel slalom
Club	WSV St. Johann
Medal record Men's snowboarding Representing  Austria World Championships 2017 Sierra Nevada Parallel slalom 2017 Sierra Nevada Parallel giant slalom 2023 Bakuriani Parallel slalom 2021 Rogla Parallel slalom 2023 Bakuriani Mixed parallel slalom 2025 Engadin Mixed parallel slalom

Career

Prommegger's specialty is the Parallel competitions in Slalom, in which he is the 2017 and 2023 world champion, and Giant Slalom, in which he won the gold medal at the 2017 World Championships. He also won the silver medal in Parallel Slalom at the 2021 World Championships, losing the final to long-time friend and rival Benjamin Karl.

By winning the 2023 Parallel Slalom title in Bakuriani at 42, he became the oldest world champion ever not only in snowboarding but in all FIS sanctioned events, except grass skiing.

Prommegger has competed at the 2006, 2010, 2014,^[1] 2018,^[2] and 2022 Winter Olympics.^[3]

Career highlights

Olympic Winter Games

2006 – Torino, 9th at parallel giant slalom

FIS World Snowboard Championships

1999 – Seiser Alm, 2nd at parallel giant slalom (juniors)

1999 – Berchtesgaden, 43rd at snowboardcross

2000 – Berchtesgaden, 1st at parallel giant slalom (juniors)

2000 – Berchtesgaden, 1st at parallel slalom (juniors)

2001 – Madonna di Campiglio, 22nd at snowboardcross

2001 – Madonna di Campiglio, 10th at parallel giant slalom

2001 – Madonna di Campiglio, 23rd at parallel slalom

2005 – Whistler, 5th at parallel giant slalom

2005 – Whistler, 9th at parallel slalom

2007 – Arosa, 4th at parallel slalom

2007 – Arosa, 5th at parallel giant slalom

World Cup

2004 – Berchtesgaden, 3rd at parallel giant slalom

2004 – Winterberg, 3rd at parallel slalom

2005 – Le Relais, 2nd at parallel giant slalom

2006 – Lake Placid, 3rd at parallel giant slalom

2006 – Furano, 2nd at parallel giant slalom

2007 – Sungwoo, 2nd at parallel giant slalom

2008 – La Molina, 1st at parallel giant slalom

2008 – La Molina, 3rd at parallel slalom

National Championships

2000 – Innichen, 1st at snowboardcross

2001 – Sappada, 3rd at parallel giant slalom

2004 – Bad Gastein, 1st at parallel slalom

2005 – Kreischberg, 1st at parallel giant slalom

2007 – Haus im Ennstal, 1st at giant slalom