Belle Brockhoff

Belle Brockhoff (born 12 January 1993) is an Australian snowboarder, who has represented Australia at the FIS Snowboarding World Championships and the Winter Olympics. She competes in snowboard cross. She competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Women's snowboard cross.[2][3]

Belle Brockhoff
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993
East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSnowboarding
Event(s)Snowboard cross
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 IdreMixed team snowboard cross
New Zealand Winter Games
Gold medal – first place2011 CardronaSnowboard cross

She was a competitor in the 2013 FIS World Championship snowboard cross, and in the 2014 Winter Olympic snowboard cross.[4]

Life

Brockhoff currently studies a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University,[5] after previously studying a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws at Deakin University.[6]

Personal life

Brockhoff came out as a lesbian in August 2013.[7] She is a supporter and endorser of the Principle 6 campaign, part of the Olympic protests of Russian anti-gay laws, but pledged to be cautious about how actively she protested while in Sochi due to the risk of arrest.[4] In 2014 she appeared in the documentary film To Russia with Love.[8]

References
  1. "Belle Brockhoff". sochi2014.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. "Belle Brockhoff". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. "Belle Brockhoff 2022 Olympics | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. "Sochi 2014: Gay snowboarder Belle Brockhoff will limit protest". BBC Sport, 4 February 2014.
  5. "Elite Athlete Program profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. "The Beijing Winter Olympics begin this week: meet the Deakin students representing Australia!". Deakin Life. Deakin University. February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. "Australian Olympic Hopeful Belle Brockhoff Comes Out Ahead Of Sochi 2014". Out, 22 August 2013.
  8. "‘To Russia With Love’: Can Johnny Weir Save Russia’s Gays?". Daily Beast, 29 October 2014.


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