Gareth Roe

Gareth Roe is a professional slalom skateboarder, skateboard designer and manufacturer from Seattle, Washington, born in 1963 or 1964. He began skateboarding in 1974 and began winning competitions in 1977, when he placed first in the Washington state Coca-Cola Skate Board Olympics, and he took second place in the Tight Slalom at the 2005 World Championships of Slalom Skateboarding. His interest in the sport led him to establish RoeRacing in 2001, which manufactured slalom skateboards, and the company sponsors the RoeRacing Slalom Skateboard Team, which includes Michael Dong, the 2003, 2004 and 2005 World Cyber Slalom Champion, and Judi Oyama, Women's Slalom World Champion in 2003 and the number one Women's Masters Slalom Champion for 2005 and 2006.