Events in Sport
Sports History
1999-07-27 Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a "900"
- 2016-08-03 International Olympic Committee approves baseball/softball, karate, sport climbing, surfing and skateboarding to be included in the sports program for 2020 Games only; total number of sports, 33
- 2020-05-08 11-year old Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury creates world record by performing 1st 1080 degree turn on a vertical ramp
- 2021-07-25 Japanese skateboarder Yuto Horigome wins the sport's inaugural Olympic gold medal in the men's street section at the Tokyo Games
Birthdays in Sport
- 1957-09-02 Tony Alva, American skateboarder
- 1961-02-03 Jay Adams, American skateboarder (Z-Boys; Skateboarding HOF), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2014)
- 1962-09-24 Jake Phelps, American skateboarder, journalist (editor Thrasher magazine), born in San Francisco, CA (d. 2019)
- 1966-08-17 Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder ("Godfather of modern freestyle skating"; 35 x world titles), born in Gainesville, Florida
- 1968-04-28 Jeff Grosso, American skateboarder (host Youtube’s 'Vans Loveletters to Skateboarding'), born in Glendale, California (d. 2020)
Tony Hawk (55 years old)
1968-05-12 American skateboarder, born in Carlsbad, California
- 1970-06-29 Mike Vallely, American skateboarder and singer (Black Flag), born in Edison, New Jersey
- 1972-07-28 Ed Templeton, American skateboarder (Toy Machine), born in Garden Grove, California
- 1972-12-03 Bucky Lasek, American skateboarder (10 x Summer X Games gold), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1973-07-31 Andy MacDonald, American skateboarder (8-time X Games Vert & Vert Doubles champion), born in Melrose, Massachusetts
- 1974-01-21 Keith Hufnagel, American skateboarder (founded skate/clothing company HUF), born in New York City (d. 2020)
- 1974-06-28 Rob Dyrdek, American entrepreneur, TV personality (Ridiculousness) and professional skateboarder, born in Kettering, Ohio
- 1975-02-19 Daewon Song, Korean professional skateboarder
- 1976-06-06 Geoff Rowley, English skateboarder (co-owner Flip Skateboards; Thrasher Magazine "Skater of the Year" 2000), born in Liverpool, England
- 1976-10-10 Bob Burnquist, Brazilian-American skateboarder, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1977-05-20 Chad Muska, American Skateboarder for Element Skateboards, born in Lorain, Ohio
- 1977-12-25 Jim Greco, American skateboarder (Bakerboys Distribution, Deathwish Skateboards, Hammers), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1979-01-28 Ali Boulala, Swedish skateboarder, born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1979-09-28 Bam Margera, American skateboarder
- 1980-05-02 Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder, born in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
- 1982-05-25 Ryan Gallant, American professional skateboarder, born in Southboro, Massachusetts
- 1989-09-21 Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins, American skateboarder
- 1989-12-30 Ryan Sheckler, American professional skateboarder
- 1994-11-30 Nyjah Huston, American skateboarder, born in Davis, California
Weddings in Sport
Tony Hawk
2006-01-12 Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk (37) weds Lhotse Merriam at Tavarua Island Resort in Fiji
- 2013-10-05 Skateboarder and actor Bam Margera (34) weds Nicole Boyd in Reykjavík, Iceland
Deaths in Sport
- 2000-07-10 Justin Pierce, English-American actor and skateboarder (b. 1975)
- 2014-08-15 Jay Adams, American skateboarder (Z-Boys; Skateboarding HOF), dies of a heart attack at 53
- 2019-03-14 Jake Phelps, American skateboarder, journalist (editor Thrasher magazine), dies at 56
- 2020-03-31 Jeff Grosso, American skateboarder (host Youtube’s 'Vans Loveletters to Skateboarding'), dies at 51
- 2020-09-24 Keith Hufnagel, American skateboarder (founded skate/clothing company HUF), dies of brain cancer at 46