Jonatan Johansson (snowboarder)

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Jonatan Johansson (March 7, 1980 – March 12, 2006) was a Swedish snowboarder from Sollentuna, near Stockholm. He began competing in World Cup events in 2000, finishing 45th in the world that year. In 2005 he became Swedish champion and won the Finnish National Championship. He finished 12th in snowboard cross at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

Johansson died during training for a World Cup event at Whiteface Mountain, Lake Placid, New York, five days after his 26th birthday. He fell during a jump and suffered severe injuries, including a broken femur and ribs, an aortic rupture, a punctured lung, and heart damage.