Thursday, 21 November 2024
Tony Hawk
- Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Athletes 2024
- Sport(s): Skateboarding
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Statistics:
2 Summer X Games Vert Gold Medals (1995 & 1997)
6 Summer X Games Vert Double Gold Medals (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002)
2 Summer X Games Vert Best Trick Gold Medals (1999 & 2003)
1 Summer X Games Vert Silver Medal (1996)
1 Summer X Games Park Silver Medal (1995)
1 Summer X Games Vert Best Trick Silver Medal (2001)
2 Summer X Games Vert Bronze Medals (1998 & 1999)
1 Summer X Games Vert Best Trick Bronze Medal (2002)
Member of the Skateboarding Hall of Fame -
We could simply state that Tony Hawk is the greatest skateboarder of all time and leave it at that. It is a statement you can’t refute, and the tournament wins back it up.
We could simply state that Tony Hawk is the most influential skateboarder of all time and leave it at that. It is a statement you can’t refute, and his development of tricks and sport progression has no peers.
We could simply state that Tony Hawk is the most popular skateboarder of all time and leave it at that. It is a statement you can’t refute, and its endorsements, appearances, video games, and media appearances dwarf the rest of the skateboarding world combined.
Of all the athletes we have nominated, NOBODY is more of the face of the sport than Tony Hawk is, and that is the most momentous statement we can make.
We are proud to nominate Tony Hawk for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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