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Born | Reading, Pennsylvania | November 18, 1995
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Country | United States |
Sport | Skateboarding |
Maurio McCoy (born November 18, 1995) is a regular-footed American professional skateboarder from Reading, Pennsylvania. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In July 2019, McCoy placed second at the Street League Skateboarding Championship – Los Angeles, finishing behind Yuto Horigome and ahead of Vincent Milou. [8]
Ed Templeton is an American professional skateboarder, contemporary artist, and photographer. He is the founder of the skateboard company, Toy Machine, a company that he continues to own and manage. He is based in Huntington Beach, California.
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