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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Madrid, Spain | February 3, 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Vert skater | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cesar Mora is an Australian professional vert skater. [1] His X Games career included multiple medals.
Born in Madrid, Spain, Mora moved to Sydney, Australia. Before becoming a professional skater, he played youth soccer for Australia. He later trained with Spanish football club Rayo Vallecano after spending time in the United States and England. Upon returning to Sydney, Mora began skating at Bondi Beach.
Mora achieved a number one ranking multiple times in vert skating. He skated for Roces Skates from 1994 to 1998, and then for K2 Skates from 1999 to 2004.
In 1998, Mora was the first skater to land a 1080° in competition. That same year, he also landed the first reverse 1260°.
In 2000, Mora took a short break from competition after a fall at the Melbourne Planet X Games resulted in a broken arm and wrist.
In 2003, Mora appeared in the video game Rolling alongside other prominent vert skaters.
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