Lluís Marín Tarroch[a] (born 12 October 1988) is an Andorran snowboarder. He competed for Andorra in snowboard cross at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympics.[1] Marin was Andorra's flag bearer during the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[2] In 2010, Tarroch failed to qualify for the head-to-head rounds of his event after falling in one of his runs and ended up in 34th place.[3]
 Marín carrying the Andorran flag at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lluís Marín Tarroch |
| Born | 12 October 1988 Andorra la Vella, Andorra |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Andorra |
| Sport | Snowboarding |
Marín Tarroch twice finished 3rd in the World Cup: on 16 March 2012 in Italian Valmalenco and on 24 January 2016 in German Feldberg.
Notes
edit- ^ In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Marín and the second or maternal family name is Tarroch; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
References
edit- ^ "Vancouver 2010 Profile". Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Tarroch named 2010 flagbearer. Archived 17 August 2000 at the Wayback Machine – accessed 11 February 2010.
- ^ Men's Snowboard Cross – Official Qualifying Archived 13 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Lluís Marín at Olympedia
- Lluis MARIN TARROCH at Olympics.com
- Lluis MARIN TARROCH at Olympic.org (archived)
- Lluis MARIN TARROCH at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
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