Robert Dean Silva Burnquist (born October 10, 1976), better known as Bob Burnquist, is a Brazilian-Swedish professional skateboarder. He was born to a Swedish father and a Brazilian mother. He became adept at skateboarding in São Paulo starting at age 11 and turned pro at age 14. As an adult he emigrated to North America; he holds dual citizenship from Brazil and the U.S.
Burnquist's biggest success to date came at the vert contest at the 2001 X-...
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Robert Dean Silva Burnquist (born October 10, 1976), better known as Bob Burnquist, is a Brazilian-Swedish professional skateboarder. He was born to a Swedish father and a Brazilian mother. He became adept at skateboarding in São Paulo starting at age 11 and turned pro at age 14. As an adult he emigrated to North America; he holds dual citizenship from Brazil and the U.S.
Burnquist's biggest success to date came at the vert contest at the 2001 X-Games. Before his final run - the last run of the event - he was sitting in second place behind two-time defending champion Bucky Lasek. Burnquist produced a flawless run, including multiple tricks that had never been seen before, and as a result, were unnamed. During the run, commentator Tony Hawk went hoarse and nearly lost his voice while screaming in disbelief. Burnquist was rewarded with a 98, the second highest score ever given in any X-Games skateboarding event, behind only Bucky Lasek's score of a 98.50 the year before.
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