Elliot Sloan (born 29 July 1988) is an American professional
skateboarder
Skateboarding is an action sport originating in the United States that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. S ...
from
New York City
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.
Early life
Elliot Sloan was born on 29 July 1988 in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
, New York, and was raised there.
Career
Sloan is a five time
X Games
The X Games are an annual extreme sports event organized, produced and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN's sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island, ...
medalist, most recently winnin
goldin the Skateboard Big Air event at the 2019 X Games.
Influences
Sloan cites
Tony Hawk
Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968), nicknamed Birdman, is an American professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, and the owner of the skateboard company Birdhouse. A pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding, Hawk completed the first documen ...
as an influence for him to begin skateboarding.
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
American skateboarders
X Games athletes
Sportspeople from New York City