Romano Püntener

{{Short description|Liechtenstein cyclist (born 2004)}}

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| name = Romano Püntener

| image = Romano Püntener.jpg

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| caption = Püntener in 2024

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|2|26|df=y}}

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| currentteam = Thömus Akros–Youngstars{{cite web | url=https://mtbdata.com/riders/puntener-romano | title=Romano Püntener | work=mtbdata.com | accessdate=2 August 2024}}

| discipline = Mountain bike

| role = Rider

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| proyears1 = 2023–

| proteam1 = Thömus Akros–Youngstars

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{{MedalSport| Men's mountain biking }}

{{MedalCompetition | Games of the Small States of Europe}}

{{MedalGold | Andorra la Vella 2025 | Cross-country}}

{{MedalSilver | Andorra la Vella 2025 | Team Cross-country}}

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Romano Püntener (born 26 February 2004) is a mountain biker from Liechtenstein.{{Cite web |title=Romano Püntener |url=https://cyclingflash.com/profile/romano-puntener |access-date=1 August 2024 |website=Cyclingflash}} He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and was also Liechtenstein's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. He was the only athlete to represent Liechtenstein at this edition.{{cite news |last1=Germann |first1=Mathias |last2=Soland |first2=Benjamin |date=29 July 2024 |title=Le cycliste Romano Püntener est seul à Paris |trans-title=Cyclist Romano Püntener is alone in Paris |url=https://www.blick.ch/fr/sport/jeux-olympiques/le-cycliste-romano-puentener-est-seul-a-paris-je-suis-la-plus-petite-delegation-olympique-id19988580.html |access-date=29 July 2024 |work=Blick |location=Zurich, Switzerland |language=French}}{{cite web |title=Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information |url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2024/07/paris-2024-flagbearers.pdf |access-date=28 July 2024 |website=olympics.com |publisher=IOC}}

In 2022, he was voted the Liechtenstein Sportsman of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.lieswimming.li/assets/dateien/news/011_lvlv_06_2022-12-12.pdf|title=Püntener und Riedener bei Wahl siegreich|publisher=Liechtensteiner Schwimmverband|date=12 December 2022|language=de}}