Finland's four-time Paralympic Games medallist Matti Suur-Hamari has announced his retirement from snowboarding ©Getty Images

Finland's Paralympic gold medallist Matti Suur-Hamari has announced he has retired from snowboarding following his sparkling success at Beijing 2022

The 36-year-old secured four Paralympic medals during his career from Pyeongchang 2018 and Beijing 2022 with his major achievement being winning back-to-back golds in snowboard cross.

He finished third in the banked slalom in South Korea before upgrading to second place in Beijing.

Suur-Hamari remarked that the decision "materialised" in Beijing after he retained his Paralympic title.

"I started to think that now everything that can be won has been won," he said, according to a press release.

"I still wanted to give myself peace after Beijing to celebrate the matter and celebrate the medal so that no decisions are made in any emotional turmoil."

Matti Suur-Hamari won a Paralympic Games gold and silver medal at Beijing 2022 ©Getty Images
Matti Suur-Hamari won a Paralympic Games gold and silver medal at Beijing 2022 ©Getty Images

Suur-Hamari, who competed SB-LL2 class, made his first Paralympic appearance at Sochi 2014 but failed to break the top-10 in the men’s snowboard cross standing.

He achieved three world titles in snowboard cross as well as another in banked slalom.

Suur-Hamari also claimed gold at the 2016 X Games.

He received the honour of being Finland’s flagbearer at Pyeongchang 2018.