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Oakley Kicks Off Global Media Week
Each year at this time Oakley pulls together from all our offices to welcome global media to showcase our up coming product lines, provide education, discuss our methods and do a little bit of partying. This year “Global Media Week” is taking place in the Lower East Side (LES) of Manhattan, NY.
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Tune In: Burnquist, Keith on The Daily Habit
Bob Burnquist and Trever Keith from Face to Face featured on “The Daily Habit” Wednesday, August 27, 2008.
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Burnquist Takes Gold
Brazilian Claims Title with a Switch Backside Ollie to Indy 360
Bob Burnquist
BobBurnquist.com
- Date of Birth:
- October 10, 1976
- Hometown:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Sponsors:
- Hurley Clothing, Flip Skateboards, Toyota, Chipotle Mexican Grill, TNT Energy Drinks, Independent Trucks, Ricta wheels, Mob Grip, Ogio
- Hobbies:
- Living
Career Highlights
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- 22x Summer X Games Medalist (9 Gold, 6 Silver and 7 Bronze)
- First Skateboarder to Land a Mega Fakie to Fakie 900 (September 4, 2010)
- Only Skateboarder to Go Over a Gapped Loop Ramp While Riding Switch
- Co-founder of the Action Sports Environmental Coalition (ASEC)
- First Skateboarder to Go All the Way Around a Full Pipe
- Featured in the Hit Video Game Series "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater"
- Creator of the “Burntwist," Which is a 360 Eggplant
- Landed the First Christ Air Backflip at the Nitro Circus Demo, Named the "Bob Flip Christ Air" (2010)
- 4x Gravity Games Medalist (2 Golds, 2 Silver)
- 6x Winner Transworld Rider's Award
- 2010: Silver Medal, Maloof Money Cup Vert
- 2007: "Outsider of the Year," Outside Magazine Brazil
- 2003 - 1st Place - Vans Triple Crown, Vert
- 2002 - Voted Op "King of Skate"
- 2002 - Transworld Rider's Poll Awards: Rider's Choice Best Vert Skater
- 2002: Laureus World of Sports "Alternative Sportsperson of the Year"
- 2001 - 1st Place - Red Bull Skate Pro Brazil, Vert
- 2001 - Gold Medal - Gravity Games, Vert Best Trick
- 2001: "Best Skateboarder of the Year," NEA Awards – Munich, Germany
- 2001: "Rider's Choice Best Vert Skater," Transworld Rider's Poll Awards
- 2001 - Transworld Rider's Poll Awards: WCS Award for Highest Points Vert
- 1999: Gold Medal, Gravity Games Vert
- 1999: "Rider's Choice Best Vert Skater," Transworld Rider's Poll Awards
- 1999: "Reader's Choice Best Overall Skater," Transworld Rider's Poll Awards
- 1997: Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year
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Bob Burnquist Twitter Updates
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Nice one! Thank u. “@OGSMUT: Wearing my favorite Hurley shirt for @bobburnquist , he grab another gold today ! 🙏 http://t.co/fxlBYdXvwv”
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Yeah @pedrobarrossk8 !! Ta andando muito.... Parabens. “@xgamesbarcelona: Barros repeats gold with a great performance"
- about 17 hours ago
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