Cristian Javier Simari Birkner

Cristian Simari Birkner
Personal information
Full nameCristian Javier Simari Birkner
Born (1980-10-04) 4 October 1980 (age 44)
Bariloche, Argentina
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Sport
Country Argentina
SportAlpine skiing
ClubClub Andino Bariloche

Cristian Javier Simari Birkner (born 4 October 1980 in San Carlos de Bariloche) is an Argentine alpine skier. He competed in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.[1][2] He served as Argentina's flag bearer at the 2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.[3] and followed in 2014 as flagbearer.[4] He is the brother of fellow alpine skiers María Belén Simari Birkner and Macarena Simari Birkner.[5]

References

  1. ^ "FIS bio". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Vancouver 2010 Profile". Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
  3. ^ Argentine Olympic Committee
  4. ^ Kung, Kevin (22 January 2014). "Cristian Simari Birkner será el abanderado nacional, en su cuarta presencia consecutiva". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ^ Mallon, Bill (20 January 2014). "Multiple Siblings at the Winter Olympics". OlympStats. Retrieved 29 January 2014.


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