Kelvin Hoefler (born 10 February 1994) is a Brazilian professional street skateboarder. He won the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic men's street skateboarding event at the

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Career

Hoefler began skateboarding at age eight in his hometown of

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in the Brazilian state of

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. After winning some events in his early teens, he committed to pursuing skateboarding as a career. He made his professional debut in 2011. Hoefler steadily climbed the ranks throughout the 2010s to become one of the leading street skateboarders in the world. He has medaled at every major skateboarding tournament – Olympics,

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, and

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– and has won multiple events in the

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(SLS) and

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circuits. His top titles include World Championship gold in 2015, X Games Minneapolis gold in 2017, X Games Norway gold in 2018, and silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics. His sponsors include

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, and

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* 1994 births Living people Brazilian skateboarders X Games athletes People from Guarujá Skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Olympic medalists in skateboarding Olympic skateboarders for Brazil Sportspeople from São Paulo (state) 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-Olympic-medalist-stub