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Also Known As Flying Tomato • Shaun Roger White
Born September 3, 1986 (age 40) • San Diego • California
Awards And Honors Winter Olympic Games

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Shaun White smiles at the camera, wearing a black jacket over a white shirt, with long curly red hair.
Shaun White, wearing a white suit and orange Olympic bib, performs an aerial snowboard trick in the men's halfpipe final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
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