Mark Appleyard

Mark Appleyard
Born	Mark Appleyard November 11, 1982 (1982-11-11) (age 29) Oakville, Ontario
Residence	Huntington Beach, CA
Occupation	Professional Skateboarder
Height	6'1"
Weight	160 Lb

Mark Appleyard (born on November 11, 1982, in Oakville, Ontario)^[1] is a professional skateboarder. He currently resides in Huntington Beach, California.^[2] He is 6'1", 160 pounds, has a size 11 foot, and his skateboarding stance is goofy. Appleyard is known for his technical skating. His favorite trick is a backside smith grind.^[3]

He began skateboarding at the age of 10 ^[4] and grew up skating Hamilton's Beasley Bowl (a park that Mark was so fond of he recently had its name tattooed on his leg). Appleyard also eventually started hitting the streets of Toronto. He also attended Lord Elgin High School in Burlington and is still a role model to many locals.

In 2003 Mark was Thrasher skater of the year.

Mark also has a skate park named after him in the Cayman Islands, when he bumped into an architect building a skate park for his son. Mark gave him a couple of pointers^{[citation needed]}.

He is known for his smooth style and laid back personality^{[citation needed]}.

Mark recently quit long-time sponsor Flip Skateboards for new board sponsor Element skateboards.

Videos

• Element Quattro 2010
• Extremely Sorry (2009)
• Skateboarder Face
• Globe Italy
• Globe France
• By Fate 2007 (episodes 3 and 4, Team montage)
• Globe United by Fate 2007 (episodes 1 and 2, Team montage)
• Volcom Let's Live 2007
• Volcom Chicago 2004
• Transworld Show Me the Way 2004
• Flip Really Sorry 2003
• Redline Entertainment Tao of Skateboarding 2003
• Transworld Chomp on This 2002
• ON Video Magazine Fall 2002
• Transworld In Bloom 2002
• Digital Skateboarding Issue #08 - Invasion 2002
• Ill Productions Rough Crowd 2002
• Flip Sorry 2002
• Yo Mama Productions Underdog 2002
• 411 VM Issue #48 2002
• P Stone Productions Miscellaneous Debris 2001
• Nichols Charnoski Tobaccoland 2001
• Transworld Videoradio 2001
• Transworld i.e. 2000
• Transworld Modus Operandi 2000
• Church of Skatan Oh My God! 2000
• Habitat Photosynthesis 2000
• Josh Stewart Static 2000
• True Motion Issue #03 1999
• Cartel 1998
• SKATE BOARD CANADA VIDEO MAGAZINE ISSUE #2 -June 1998

Current sponsors

• Element Skateboards
• Thunder trucks
• Ricta Wheels
• Boost Mobile
• Volcom
• Globe International
• CCS mailorder
• Mob griptape

Notes

1. ^ Maloof Money Cup: "Mark Appleyard - Bio"
2. ^ Globe Team Profile
3. ^ Active Interview
4. ^ Thrasher SOTY Interview

Persondata
Name	Appleyard, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	professional skateboarder
Date of birth	November 11, 1982
Place of birth	Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
Place of death