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Bob Burnquist Biography

Picture of pro skateboarder, Bob Burnquist, in the vert ramp at the X Games.

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Picture of pro skateboarder, Bob Burnquist and his wife, Jen O'Brien.

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He's the Brazilian boarder whose unique style has made him a skateboarding legend. Check out Kidzworld's look at Bob Burnquist.

Bob Burnquist Begins Boarding

Bob Burnquist was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil on October 10, 1976. He first started skateboarding when he was 11 years old. There weren't very many skateparks in Brazil at that time but skateboarding was still really popular. Bob Burnquist developed his new unique skating style on the streets of Sao Paulo and turned pro when he was 14.

Bob Burnquist Becomes Big

When Bob Burnquist was 18, he went to the 1995 Slam City Jam in Vancouver, Canada. Burnquist wasn't well known back then but he amazed everyone with his style of switch-stance (backwards) skateboarding and creativity in the half-pipe. Bob won first place in the competition's vert event and changed the face of vert skateboarding.

Bob Burnquist Becomes Even Bigger

Bob Burnquist is now one of the biggest names in skateboarding. Burnquist has appeared in tons of skate videos and is a featured performer on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game series. He's won dozens of medals in vert skating at the X Games and Gravity Games and is constantly developing new death-defying skateboard stunts. Bob Burnquist will be competing at the 2003 X Games in Los Angeles and will be one of the featured athletes at the X Games Xperience at Disney's California Adventure Park.

More About Bob Burnquist

Bob Burnquist's girlfriend is Jen O'Brien who is also a pro skateboarder. They have a daughter named Lotus.

Bob Burnquist is a vegetarian and prides himself on eating healthy. He owns an organic food company called Burnquist Organics and refuses to endorse any junk food products - even though many companies have offered him big bucks.

Bob Burnquist has citizenship in both Brazil and the United States. His mother is Brazilian and his father is from California.

To see more cool skateboarding pictures, head to Kidzworld's skateboarding gallery.