Holly Crawford

Holly Crawford (born 10 February 1984) is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 22nd and 12th in her qualification runs. She ranked 19th out of 34 competitors and did not make the final.[2] Crawford also competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics and finished 8th in the final having qualified 1st in the semifinals. She missed out on direct qualification to the final by one place, finishing 7th in the qualifying round.[3]

Holly Crawford
Personal information
Born (1984-02-10) 10 February 1984
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in) (2014)[1]
Weight63 kg (139 lb) (2014)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Women's snowboarding
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 La Molina Halfpipe
Silver medal – second place 2009 Gangwon Halfpipe
Silver medal – second place 2013 Stoneham Halfpipe
New Zealand Winter Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Cardrona Halfpipe
Updated on 6 February 2014.

She won a silver medal in halfpipe at 2013 FIS Snowboarding World Championships, behind American Arielle Gold.[4]

She competed for Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the snowboarding events.

In December 2016, Crawford was named to Australia's team for the 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan.[5]

References
  1. "Holly Crawford". sochi2014.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. "Holly Crawford Snowboard". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  3. "Holly Crawford scores in semi to join Torah Bright in final". The Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. Arielle Gold triumphs in women's halfpipe – AP – 20 Jan 2013
  5. "Thirty Australians selected for Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games". www.corporate.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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