Chaz Ortiz

Chaz Ortiz is an American professional skateboarder, born on 4 May 1994 and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, who in 2012 became the youngest person to place first in the Dew Tour Championship. He received his first skateboard from a cousin at six, and his competitive upbringing followed his father Mark Ortiz through wrestling, becoming a state wrestling champion at eleven before returning to skateboarding. He won the Gatorade Free Flow Tour at thirteen, took second place at the Volcom Damn Am behind Scott DeCenzo that year, and turned professional at fourteen through Zoo York after finishing sixth at its Am Getting Paid 2006 street finals. He competes in Street League Skateboarding, was ranked 23rd skateboarder globally and 13th in street skating as of 2017, and is of mixed Mexican and Irish ancestry.