Bob Burnquist

Bob Burnquist ( born October 10, 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a professional skateboarder. He won 25 times in the X-Games medals, making it the most successful athletes in the X Games.

Career

Burnquist was born the son of a Swedish-American father and a Brazilian mother. In 1986, he began skating. He has been a successful skaters in the scene and won to even the first pro competition in which he participated. Bob has a unique style, which is characterized in that it often tends to change the foot position on the board (Switch). In 2010 he made ​​the 900 °. In addition, he is the owner of Melodia and Burnquist Organics.

Recently, he has his two hobbies ( skating and skydiving ) and shares the passion at the Mega Rampf Ahren with Danny Way. He says that it was the perfect marriage between the two sports. He also invented the Eggplant Revert who is better than Burn Twist announced today.

In July 2011 he won at the X-Games in Los Angeles on June 30, 2013 in the X-Games in Munich at the Big Air contest the gold medal.

Competitions and awards

  • 2002 Laureus World Sports Award for "Best Alternative Sportsman "
  • Victories at the X Games, Gravity Games, OP King of Skate, Vans Triple Crown, Slam City Jam
  • 1997 Thrasher "Skater of the Year"
  • Several times Transworld Skateboarding " Best Vert skateboarder " and "Best overall skateboarder "
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