Billy Morgan (snowboarder)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 April 1989 Southampton, England |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
Billy Morgan (born 2 April 1989) is a British snowboarder.
Born in Southampton, UK, he competed for Great Britain at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[1] Morgan finished 10th in the men's slopestyle final.[2]
Morgan scored his first podium finish in an FIS Snowboard World Cup event at the World Cup Finals meeting at Sierra Nevada, Spain in March 2013, where he finished third in the slopestyle competition. He finished the 2012-13 season ranked second in snowboard slopestyle in the FIS World Ranking List.[3][4]
Morgan first took up snowboarding at the age of 14 on a dry slope after previously competing in acrobatic gymnastics. in April of 2015, Morgan was the first to land a quad cork.[5] He took his first X Games medal in February 2016 at X Games Oslo, where he finished third in the big air competition.[6]
Personal life
Morgan was born to Eddie and Joanne, and has an older brother, Ashley. He attended Bellemoor School.[7][8]
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External links
- Fis-Ski.com – Biography
