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Ryan Sheckler

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AGE:
HOMETOWN: San Clemente, CA
STANCE: Regular

 DECK: Plan B
TRUCKS:
WHEELS:
BEARINGS: FKD
GRIPTAPE:  
ACCESSORIES: Nixon

FOOTWEAR: Etnies
APPAREL: Ethika/RS
DRINK: Red Bull
SUNGLASSES:

VEHICLE:
CELL PHONE:  

SHOP: CCS

BIO:

Sheckler was born in San Clemente, California. When he was just 18 months old, Sheckler found his dads old school skateboard. Sheckler taught himself to push it around using one knee, and eventually stood up on the skateboard.

From age 6 on, he has spent up to 22 hours a week practicing tricks in his backyard skate park, which includes a half pipe, table tops and several grind rails. He developed his own trick called the Sheck lair an indy kickflip flyout.

Career
Shecklers career took shape during the summer of 1995, when his dad built a new quarter pipe in the familys skatepark. A few years later, he joined the CASL California Amateur Skateboarding League, entered one of their contests and won.

Tony Hawk attended the CASL party and took some time to practice with Sheckler. During 1997 2001, Sheckler won all of the CASL state championships, and signed with his first eyewear sponsor, Arnette the same company sponsoring Tony Hawk.

Sheckler turned professional in 2003 after winning in the X Games, Gravity Games, Vans Triple Crown and Slam City Jam. In 2004, he was named the World Cup of Skateboardings National Street Champion. The next year, he took the title again, along with the AST Dew Tour Athlete of the Year. In 2006, 16 year old Sheckler won the Global Assault in Australia and finished fifth at the Tampa Pro in Florida.

Sheckler is currently on tour making a few appearance nationwide for Joureys Backyard Barbecue 2009. In May 2009, Sheckler launched his new clothing line, RS, that is sold at J.C. Penney stores nationwide.

Sponsors
Ryan Sheckler rides for Plan B Skateboards. Sheckler is also sponsored by Plan B Wheels, Etnies Shoes, Volcom Clothing, Independent Trucks, FKD Bearings, Mob Grip, CCS Skate Shop, Nixon Watches, Oakley Eyewear, Red Bull and Panasonic.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS


Contest history
2003
* Gravity Games, first place
* Slam City Jam, first place
* United States Skateboarding Championships, third place
* Vans Triple Crown, overall first place
* World Cup of Skateboarding, overall first place
2004
* Gravity Games, third place
* United States Skateboarding Championships, first place
* Vans Triple Crown, Vancouver event third place
* Vans Triple Crown, Cleveland event third place
* World Cup of Skateboarding, overall second place

2005
* AST Dew Tour, Louisville event first place
* AST Dew Tour, Denver event first place
* AST Dew Tour, Portland event second place
* AST Dew Tour, San Jose event first place
* AST Dew Tour, Orlando event third place
* AST Dew Tour overall first place
* Globe World Cup, Melbourne event second place
* World Championship of Skateboarding, third place

2006
* Tampa Pro, Florida event, fifth place, biggest slam
* AST Dew Tour, Louisville event first place
* AST Dew Tour, Denver event fourth place
* AST Dew Tour, Portland event first place
* AST Dew Tour, San Jose, California event first place
* AST Dew Tour, Orlando event second place second place
* AST Dew Tour overall first place
* X Games, Los Angeles event second place
* Globe World Cup, Melbourne event first place

2008
* Thrasher Magazines Bust or Bail Competition
* X games 1st place

Video games
Ryan Sheckler is a playable character in Tony Hawks Underground 2, Tony Hawks American Wasteland, Tony Hawks Project 8, and Tony Hawks Proving Ground.

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