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Shaun Palmer

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Athlete

The Resume

    (November 14, 1968- )
    Born in South Lake Tahoe, California
    Snowboarder, skier, mountain biker, and motocross rider
    Won six gold medals at the X-Games in snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking and motocross (1997 (2), 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)
    Won one gold medal at the Gravity Games in Ski Cross (2002)
    Won two silver medals at the Snowboard World Cup (2006, 2008)
    Swatch World Halfpipe Champion (1990)
    Won one silver medal (1996) and one gold medal (1999) in mountain biking at the World Championships
    Founder of Palmer Snowboards
    Promoted the video game 'Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder'

Why he might be annoying:

    His nickname is 'Palm Daddy.'
    He has a tattooed body.
    He is a high school dropout.
    He was in a punk band called Fungus.
    Despite making the 2006 U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team, his torn heel prevented him from competing in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
    He lost a spot for the 18-member squad of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Snowboarding Team to Nick Baumgartner.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is a self-taught snowboarder.
    He is one of the forefathers of extreme sports.
    He is a collector of vintage Cadillac cars.
    He was the world's highest paid mountain biker as he had a contract with Specialized for $300,000 (1996).
    USA Today selected him as the 'World's Greatest Athlete' (1998).
    He was the first male snowboarder to win the ESPY Action Sports Athlete of the Year Award (2001).

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying