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| Born | October 10, 1993 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||
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Matt Berger (born October 10, 1993) is a Canadian skateboarder, competing in the street discipline. [1] Berger currently resides in Huntington beach, California. [1]
At the 2021 Street Skateboarding World Championships Berger finished in sixth. [1]
In June 2021, Berger was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team, in the inaugural skateboarding competition. [2] [3] [4] Berger ultimately competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, placing 20th overall.
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Brazil competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-third appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions of the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
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