Anthony Furlong

Anthony Furlong is an American professional skateboarder who has been sponsored by 187 Pads, Triple 8, Skatepark of Tampa, Type S Wheels, Woodward, Ogio, Etnies and Theeve. He is known for his talent on vert ramps and made his name through the 1990s as one of the best up and coming amateur vert skaters. In early 1998 he moved from Augusta, Georgia, where he had grown up from age six, to Tampa, Florida, and a few months later won the Tampa Am vert competition. At the Goodwill Games in New York City he won the amateur street and vert competitions and then won the Pro Doubles contest with Tony Hawk, which pushed him into the professional ranks. He turned pro in 2000, placed third at Tampa Pro, attended his first X Games in San Francisco and won the Vans Triple Crown Championship in 2002.