Danny Way

Danny Way

Personal information
Born	April 15, 1974 (1974-04-15) (age 37) Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Height	6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m)
Weight	180 pounds (82 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Skateboarding
Medal record Summer X Games medal record Competitor for  United States Gold 1995 Rhode Island High Air Gold 2004 Los Angeles Big Air Gold 2005 Los Angeles Big Air Gold 2006 Los Angeles Big Air Gold 2009 Los Angeles Big Air Rail Jam Silver 2008 Los Angeles Big Air

Danny Way (born on April 15, 1974, in Portland, Oregon) is a professional skateboarder.

Awards and achievements

• 1986: Won the first contest he entered at age 11
• 1989: Won his first vert contest in Michigan
• 1990: Was one of the first skaters to try the 900 but failed to land it; in the 1990 skate video called "Risk It", he tried it at the end of his run at the Munster Masters skate comp.
• 1991: Was named Thrasher Magazine Skater Of The Year in 1991
• 1997: Broke the World Record for Biggest Air with a 12 foot kickflip
• 1997: Dropped in from a helicopter onto a ramp, and is the only skater to have ever attempted this
• 2002: Set the Long Distance Jump record with a 65 foot jump in 2002; on this same jump, he also broke the Biggest Air record, going 18 feet 3 inches above the top of the ramp (this record would later be broken)
• 2003: On June 19 at the Point X Camp megaramp, broke his own Long Distance Jump record with a distance of 75 feet, and also broke his own Biggest Air record, going 23.5 feet above the top of the ramp
• 2004: Won a gold medal at X Games, and once again broke his Long Distance Jump record with a distance of 79 feet
• 2004: Was named Thrasher Magazine Skater Of The Year
• July 9, 2005: He jumped over the Great Wall Of China on a skateboard^[1]
• 2005: Won his 2nd Big Air Gold Medal at X Games XI
• 2006: Won his 3rd Big Air Gold medal at X Games XII
• 2006: In May, landed the first backflip and backflip Rocket Air on a megaramp in Mexico City
• 2006: He was the first to Drop from the top of the guitar at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino from a height of 82 feet.
• 2009: Broke the Land Speed Record on a skateboard with the help of Rob Dyrdek
• 2009: Won first ever Big Air Rail Jam at X Games 15 in the Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Sponsors

Way's sponsors are Independent trucks, DC Shoes and apparel, and is the owner of Plan B skateboards along with Colin McKay.

References

1. ^ New York Times retrieved June 1, 2010

External links

• From Birth to Present
• Danny Way Jumps the Great Wall of China
• Videos from 2008's X Games
• Danny Way Official Site
• Danny Bio Page
• Danny Way at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Way, Danny
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Date of birth	April 15, 1974
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
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