Bob Burnquist

Robert Dean Silva Burnquist is a Brazilian-American professional skateboarder who competed for Brazil throughout his career, born on 10 October 1976 in Rio de Janeiro. His father is American of Swedish descent and his mother is Brazilian from Minas Gerais, and he holds dual citizenship in Brazil and the United States. He began skateboarding in São Paulo at eleven and turned professional at fourteen. His specialties are switch stance skateboarding and vert tricks, and his signature trick is the Wee Willy grind. In 2010 he became the first skateboarder to land a fakie 900, the fifth person in history to complete a 900. He won the X Games best trick contest in 2000 and the 2005 Best Trick vert contest, and his final run in the 2001 X Games vert contest scored 98 out of 100.