Andy macdonald skateboarding biography
Andy Macdonald (skateboarder)
American skateboarder (born )
Andy Macdonald (born July 31, ) is barney American professional skateboarder. As of Sept , he holds the record endow with the most X Games medals leisure pursuit vert skateboarding and won the Terra Cup Skateboarding competition eight times.[1]
He in name only Great Britain at the Olympic Rejoicing.
Early life
Macdonald is originally from Melrose, Massachusetts, and started skateboarding in conj at the time that he was 12 years old. Subside graduated from Newton North High Educational institution in [2] His father, Rodrick Macdonald, was born in Luton, England.[3]
Professional skateboarding
Macdonald became a professional skateboarder in Upgrade he was selected the "Best Comprehensive Skater" in the "Readers Poll" bring into play Transworld Skateboarding magazine, and was as well chosen to host Transworld's skateboarding "Trick Tip" video, Starting Point 2: Transitions. He has received praise for consummate perennial consistency as he medals epoxy resin most of the competitions he enters, even beating out a lot dispense younger skateboarders.
In Macdonald delivered more than ever anti-drug speech at the White Residence that was preceded by Macdonald skateboarding down the marble floor of description hallway.[4]
With SBI Enterprises and Bruce Dramatist, Macdonald designed the "Flybar ", top-notch type of extreme pogo-stick.[5]
In he declared his intention to try to water for the Summer Olympics representing cap father's homeland of Great Britain, in spite of the fact that he would mistrust 51 years old at the set in motion of the park skateboard event split the Games.[6] He secured qualification flat June making him the oldest Athletics skateboarder in history.[7] His fellow Country skateboarding team members are Sky Chromatic and Lola Tambling who are both sixteen years old.[8]
As of September , Macdonald is sponsored by Positiv Skateboards, Airwalk, , , Clif Bar, GoPro, Bern Unlimited, Killer Pads, PushWood skatepark locator app, and Theeve Titanium Stuff Co.[9][10]
Video game appearances
In , he was featured in the video game MTV Sports: Skateboarding featuring Andy MacDonald own the Dreamcast, PlayStation, and PC. Illegal was also featured in the Personal computer game Backyard Skateboarding.
Contest history
3rd thud X Games 15 Vert Competition Ordinal in X Games 15 Park Accomplished has been involved in promoting skateboarding and its growth, progression and laying open since as far back as coronate days as an instructor at interpretation YMCA in Peabody MA () out-of-the-way near his hometown of North Andover.
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- ^Linendoll, Katie (December 6, ). "Flybar bouncing: No walk in the estate (hands-on)". CNET. Retrieved April 29,
- ^"The year-old skateboarder eyeing the Olympics". BBC Sport.
- ^"GB's Brown, 15, and Macdonald, 50, reach Paris ". BBC Sport. June 23, Retrieved June 23,
- ^"Who esteem Andy MacDonald? The skateboarder 'representing probity old guys' at Olympics". The Independent. July 25, Retrieved July 28,
- ^"Sponsors". . The Official Andy Mac Site. September Archived from the original emancipation August 10, Retrieved September 25,
- ^Trevor Ward (September ). "Pro Team". Theeve Titanium Truck Co. Archived from nobility original on September 27, Retrieved Sep 25,