Kelvin Hoefler

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Kelvin Hoefler
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Hoefler at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30)
Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationProfessional skateboarder
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryBrazil
Sport Skateboarding
Event Street
Turned pro2011
Medal record
Men's street skateboarding
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games –1–
World Championship 111
X Games 212
Total333
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Street
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Chicago Street
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Rio de Janeiro Street
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Los Angeles Street
X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 Minneapolis
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Norway
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 Sydney
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Minneapolis
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Norway

Kelvin Hoefler (born 10 February 1994) is a Brazilian professional street skateboarder. He won the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic men's street skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [1]

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Career

Hoefler began skateboarding at age eight in his hometown of Guarujá in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. [2] After winning some events in his early teens, he committed to pursuing skateboarding as a career. [3] He made his professional debut in 2011. [4]

Hoefler steadily climbed the ranks throughout the 2010s to become one of the leading street skateboarders in the world. He has medaled at every major skateboarding tournament – Olympics, World Skateboarding Championship, and X Games – and has won multiple events in the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Dew Tour circuits. His top titles include World Championship gold in 2015, X Games Minneapolis gold in 2017, X Games Norway gold in 2018, and silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5] [6]

His sponsors include Powell-Peralta, Monster, and G-Shock. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Vieira, Sheila (25 July 2021). "Kelvin Hoefler é prata no skate e conquista medalha do Brasil em Tóquio". Olympics.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Hexacampeão mundial, skatista Kelvin Hoefler se empolga com Jogos de Tóquio-2020". Jornal Hoje em Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Andrade, Gustavo (11 March 2020). "Kelvin Hoefler: biografia, principais títulos e curiosidades". Esportelândia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Athletes: HOEFLER Kelvin (Skateboarding)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics . Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Bugge, Mette (25 May 2019). "Brettet førte ham fra et liv i slummen til et liv i luksus". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Snare, Kaja (20 May 2018). "Måtte i sin første dopingkontroll etter X Games-gullet: – Har gruet meg i flere måneder". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Meronek, Rob. "Profiles and Bios: Kelvin Hoefler". The Boardr. Retrieved 26 July 2021.


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