Alessandro Hämmerle

Alessandro Hämmerle (born 30 July 1993) is a Swiss-born Austrian snowboarder, and Olympic gold medalist in the snowboard cross.

Hämmerle competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Austria. In the snowboard cross, he finished 2nd in his 1/8 round race, advancing to the quarter-finals, where he placed 5th, not advancing, and ending up 17th overall.

As of September 2014, his best showing at the World Championships was 6th, in the 2013 snowboard cross.

Hämmerle made his World Cup debut in December 2010. As of September 2014, he had one World Cup victory, coming at Sochi in 2012–13. His best overall finish was 4th in 2012–13.

He won the gold medal in snowboard cross at the 2022 Winter Olympics.