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Marcus Kleveland
Personal information
Nationality Norwegian
Born (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 24)
Lillehammer, Norway
Height 1.72 m
Sport
Country Norway
Sport Snowboarding
Event(s) Slopestyle
Big Air
Knuckle huck
Club Dombaas Il
Turned pro 2013
Medal record
Men's snowboarding
Representing  Norway
World Championships
Gold 2021 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold 2023 Bakuriani Slopestyle
Bronze 2017 Sierra Nevada Big air
Bronze 2021 Aspen Big air
Winter X Games
Gold 2017 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold 2018 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold 2020 Norway Knuckle Huck
Gold 2021 Aspen Big Air
Gold 2022 Aspen Big Air
Gold 2022 Aspen Knuckle Huck
Gold 2023 Aspen Big Air
Gold 2023 Aspen Knuckle Huck
Silver 2017 Aspen Big Air
Silver 2018 Aspen Big Air
Silver 2018 Norway Big Air
Silver 2022 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver 2023 Aspen Slopestyle

Marcus Kleveland (born 25 April 1999) is a Norwegian professional snowboarder who specializes in the slopestyle and big air events. He was the first ever to complete a quad cork 1800 in competition and won gold in Slopestyle and silver in Big Air at his Winter X Games debut in 2017. He also won the world cup of Milan in November 2016. In 2018, he won 2 medals at Winter X Games : Gold at Slopestyle and a 2nd place at Big Air. Following the X Games, Kleveland attended his first Olympics at only 18, placing 6th in the Men's Slopestyle and 18th in Big Air. After the Winter Olympics, he won 3rd place at the 2018 Burton U-S Open Slopestyle. In the Big Air event at X Games 2021 he took home gold. Marcus achieved his best feat in competition obtaining three medals at the Winter X Games 2022. He took home gold in the Men's Snowboard Big Air and Men's Snowboard Knuckle Huck, as well as a silver in Men's Snowboard Slopestyle. Kleveland placed 8th in Men's Slopestyle at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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