Elliot Sloan

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Elliot Sloan
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Sloan performing at the 4th Mega Ramp in Rio de Janeiro, 2012
Personal information
Born (1988-07-29) July 29, 1988 (age 36) [1]
New York City, U.S.
Website www.elliotsloan.com
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Sport Skateboarding
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Los Angeles Skateboard Big Air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Austin Skateboard Big Air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2015 AustinSkateboard/BMX Big Air Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Foz do Iguaçu Skateboard Big Air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 MunichSkateboard Big Air
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Los Angeles Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Barcelona Skateboard Big Air
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Minneapolis Skateboard Big Air
Nitro World Games
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Salt Lake City Skateboard Best Trick
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Salt Lake City Skateboard Best Trick
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Vista Skateboard Vert

Elliot Sloan (born July 29, 1988) is an American professional skateboarder. He is a sixteen-time X Games medalist (7 Gold), [2] most recently winning gold [3] in the Skateboard vert best trick event at the 2023 X Games in Japan.

Sloan was born in New York City and was raised there. [1] [4] He cites Tony Hawk as an influence for him to begin skateboarding. [5]

Besides skateboarding, Sloan is also an active guitarist. He was the lead guitarist and bassist of the melodic death metal project The Stranded, which released 1 album on July 2nd 2012, Survivalism Boulevard. [6] In 2020 he formed the metal act Night Fiends with In Flames drummer Tanner Wayne. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Elliot Sloan's official X Games athlete biography". ESPN. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Elliot Sloan lands MegaRamp tailgrab 900". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Elliot Sloan wins gold in Skateboard Big Air". XGames. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Biography". ElliotSloan.com. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ O'Neil, Devon. "Reflecting on Tony Hawk's 900". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ The Stranded - Survivalism Boulevard, 2012, retrieved February 3, 2025
  7. ↑ wookubus (May 22, 2020). "Night Fiends (In Flames) Debut "Synthetic Vulture", Norma Jean & As I Lay Dying Members Guest". Theprp.com. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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