Benjamin Karl

Benjamin Martin Karl (born 16 October 1985) is an Austrian professional snowboarder with seven World Cup victories and one FIS World Ski Championships Victory.^[1]

Benjamin Karl

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Martin Karl
Born	(1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 40) Sankt Pölten, Austria
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Country	Austria
Sport	Snowboarding
Event	Parallel slalom
Club	Union Trendsport Weichberger
Medal record Men's snowboarding Representing  Austria Olympic Games 2022 Beijing Parallel giant slalom 2010 Vancouver Parallel giant slalom 2014 Sochi Parallel slalom World Championships 2009 Gangwon Parallel slalom 2011 La Molina Parallel giant slalom 2011 La Molina Parallel slalom 2013 Stoneham Parallel giant slalom 2021 Rogla Parallel slalom 2017 Sierra Nevada Parallel slalom 2017 Sierra Nevada Parallel giant slalom 2015 Kreischberg Parallel giant slalom

He competed for his nation in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Parallel Giant Slalom, coming in second to Jasey Jay Anderson.^[2]

He won the bronze medal in Parallel slalom at the 2014 Winter Olympics and finally became the Olympic champion in Parallel Giant Slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Karl has been a salaried employee of the Austrian Armed Forces since 2004.^[3]

In April of 2022, Karl was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after causing a road traffic accident in which one person was killed and another severely injured. He was sentenced to three months of probation.^[4][5]