![]() Russell during a 2025 Street League Skateboarding event | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
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Born | London, Ontario, Canada | August 4, 2004||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||
Weight | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||
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Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||
Rank | 16th – street (August 2024) [1] | ||||||||
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Cordano Russell (born August 4, 2004) is a Canadian skateboarder competing in the street discipline. [2]
Russell knew at the age of three he wanted to compete in skateboarding. [3] At the age of four Russell and family moved to St.Louis, Missouri, United States. [4] At the age of eight, Russell asked his parents to move to California, where the sport of skateboarding was more prominent. [4] Russell lived in Carlsbad, California, United States as of July 2024 [update] . [3] He also competed in football at Carlsbad High School. [5]
At the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship in Tokyo, Japan, Russell finished fourth in the men's street event. [4] In July 2024, Russell was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team. [6] [7]
As of July 2024, Russell planned to attend University of San Diego majoring in business finance beginning in the fall of 2025. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. [8]