Bob Burnquist Biography
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
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