Gentry Stein

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Gentry Stein
Born
Chico, California, U.S.
OccupationYo-yo performer
Known for
  • 2014 & 2019 1A World Yo-Yo Champion
  • 2013, 2015, 2016 & 2019 1A Former U.S. National Yo-Yo Champion

Gentry Stein is a yo-yo world champion. [1] [2] Stein won the 1A Division of the World Yo-Yo Contest in 2014 and 2019, [3] [4] and received third place in 2011 and 2017. [5] Stein won the 1A division title of the U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2019. [5] [6] Stein won the Open 1A division at the European Yo-Yo Championship in 2016. [7] Stein is from Chico, California. [1] [6]

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Stein is one of only 5 yo-yoers to ever get more than one world title in the 1A division.

Competitive career

Gentry Stein Competition Results [8]
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
World Yo-Yo Contest3rd6th29th(P)1st6th4th3rd7th1st
National Yo-Yo Contest4th3rd2nd1st2nd1st1st2nd2nd1stJudge
EYYC Open1st
Bay Area Classic15th4th1st1st
Pacific Northwest Regional2nd1st1st4th
California State Yo-Yo Contest4th2nd1st10th1st1st
Las Vegas Yo-Yo Open1st

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Barajas, Henry. "Gentry Stein Wins 2014 World Yo-Yo Championship". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Watch the World's Best Yo-Yo-er Show Off His Mad Skills". Time. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ ""She Just Took Off With It": World Yo-Yo Champ's Dad". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Siciliano, Leon (August 19, 2014). "Jaw dropping yo-yo routine wins world championship". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "National Yo-Yo Contest winds back up in Chico for 25th anniversary". Chico Enterprise-Record. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Chico's Gentry Stein wins National Yo-Yo Contest". Chico Enterprise-Record. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "EYYC 2016 1A Open Results – Gentry Stein Wins!". YoYoNews. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Competition". Gentry Stein. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
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