Pedro Barros (skateboarder)

Pedro Barros
Personal information
Full name Pedro Barros
Born (1995-03-15) March 15, 1995
Florianopolis, Santa Catarina
Sport
Country  Brazil
Sport Skateboarding

Pedro Barros (born March 15, 1995), known as Pedrinho Barros, is a Brazilian professional skateboarder from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina.[1]

Career

Barros dominates Skateboard Park competitions. He has also competed in Big Air and Vert. He's never finished worse than in the silver medal position in his nine X Games appearances, taking six gold medals and three silver. He trails only Dave Mirra in first or second place finishes to start an X Games career in a single discipline (Mirra had 10 straight in BMX Vert). He won X Game Park gold as a rookie in 2010 (first rookie to win skateboard gold since Ryan Sheckler took 2003 Park gold). He is the top overall Bowl title from World Cup Skateboarding four straight years (2010 to 2013) and third in 2014 and 2015.[2]

References

  1. "Pedro Barros". www.redbull.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. "Pedro Barros Profile". xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
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