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Jarret Thomas

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J J Thomas
Personal information
Born (1981-04-06) April 6, 1981 (age 43)[1]
Golden, Colorado[citation needed]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[1]
Weight158 lb (72 kg)[1]
Sport
Country United States
SportSnowboarding
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Salt Lake City Halfpipe

Jarret John "JJ" Thomas (born April 6, 1981) is an American snowboarder who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics and took bronze in the men's halfpipe competition. Along with Ross Powers and Danny Kass, the trio completed the first sweep for the United States since 1956. He lives in Encinitas, California with his girlfriend Olivia Emily JJ has one son from a previous engagement.

He became an Olympic gold medal winning snowboard coach when Shaun White was awarded the honor in 2018.

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "JJ Thomas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2014.