François Boivin
François Boivin (born 8 December 1982) is a Canadian snowboarder who competed in snowboard cross. He has represented Canada at two Winter Olympic games, won a silver medal at a World Championships, and won three bronze medals in World Cup competitions.
Bad Gastein SBX, Heat 6 (Men): Alex Pullin (AUS), Koicho Ito (JPN), Francois Boivin (CAN), Damon Hayler (AUS). | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 December 1982 Jonquière, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Snowboard cross | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | May 2012 | ||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 2005 World Championships: Snowboard cross – Silver | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Boivin was born in Jonquière, Quebec. He started snowboarding at the age of eight. He has represented Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin where he placed tenth, and at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where he placed twelfth. On the World Cup circuit, Boivin won bronze in 2004 at Berchtesgaden, 2005 at Sierra Nevada, and 2009 in La Molina. At the 2005 World Championships, Boivin won a silver medal.
Boivin retired in 2012.
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