Milton Martinez

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Milton Martinez
Born (1991-03-05) March 5, 1991 (age 31)
Mar del Plata, Argentina
OccupationSkateboarder

Milton Martinez (born March 5, 1991) is a goofy-footed Argentine professional skateboarder. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] In 2019, Martinez was named Thrasher's Skater of the Year. [7] [8]

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Early life

Milton was born and raised in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He was born into a family of skateboarders, and was introduced to skating by his father Tatu at a young age. Milton's family owned and lived in a skateshop in Mar del Plata. He participated in skateboard contests throughout his childhood, and soon picked up several sponsorships. At the age of 16, he put off school and traveled to Europe to pursue skating. [3]

Skateboarding career

Sunset Carwash kickflip

In April 2015, Milton broke his leg after attempting to ollie into the Sunset Carwash bank on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. [3] [8] [9] [10] He returned to the spot in 2019 and landed a kickflip into the bank. [11] A photo of the kickflip was used as the December 2019 cover of Thrasher Magazine, and video of the kickflip was used as the last clip in his ¡DEMOLICIÓN! video part. [3] [12] [13]

Martinez was the first person to land a flip trick into the bank. Prior to his kickflip, the only other recorded tricks landed at that spot were an early-grab by John Cardiel, [10] an ollie by Daniel Monkress for the Kre-Per Show video, [14] [15] and one by Jim Greco for Baker 3 in the same year. [16] Other skateboarders had tried and failed to do tricks into the carwash bank, including Mark Gonzales who attempted an early-grab, and Dustin Dollin who attempted a kickflip. [17]

As of 2020, Milton is sponsored by Creature Skateboards, Converse, Independent Truck Company, Bronson Speed Co., OJ Wheels, Volcom, Social Skateshop, Mob, and Bum Bag. [18]

Skate video parts [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "UPDATE: Watch Milton Martinez's SOTY-Worthy "Demolición" Part ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE". SKATE NEWSWIRE. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  2. ↑ Meronek, Rob. "Milton Martinez Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video Global Rank: 432nd Overall". TheBoardr. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Milton Martinez: Born and Bred to Rip and Shred". Thrasher Magazine . Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  4. ↑ "Milton Martinez on Weed and Money". Thrasher Magazine . Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  5. ↑ "Hello - Milton Martinez". boardmag.com (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  6. ↑ "Milton Martinez". SLS - Street League Skateboarding. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  7. ↑ Admin, About the Author (2019-12-12). "VOLCOM'S MILTON MARTINEZ WINS THRASHER MAGAZINE'S SKATER OF THE YEAR". SBIA. Retrieved 2020-05-09.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  8. 1 2 "Stoke Levels Rising: Milton Martinez Interview". Thrasher Magazine . Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  9. ↑ ThrasherMagazine (June 28, 2016). Hall of Meat: Milton Martinez . Retrieved 9 May 2020– via YouTube.
  10. 1 2 "My War: Milton Martinez". Thrasher Magazine . February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  11. ↑ ThrasherMagazine (November 18, 2019). Milton Martinez's "¡DEMOLICIÓN!" Part . Retrieved 9 May 2020– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "This Converse CONS CTAS Pro Celebrates Skater of the Year Milton Martinez". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  13. ↑ "Milton Martinez Interview". Red Bull. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  14. ↑ Kre-per - Kre-per Show . Retrieved 2020-05-17– via YouTube.
  15. ↑ "KRE-PER Premiere Party". Transworld Skateboarding . 2003-10-03. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  16. ↑ RIDE Channel (October 18, 2013). Baker 3 Full Video . Retrieved 9 May 2020– via YouTube.
  17. ↑ ThrasherMagazine (June 9, 2016). Hall of Meat: Dustin Dollin . Retrieved 9 May 2020– via YouTube.
  18. ↑ "Milton Martinez Skateboarder Profile". SPoT Skate Shop at Skatepark of Tampa. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  19. ↑ "Milton Martinez skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Milton Martinez. | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  20. ↑ "SKATELINE - Milton Martinez SOTY Trip, Louie Lopez, Eze Martinez, Breeana Geering, Shareef Grady - Dv8". dv8.tv. Retrieved 2020-05-09.


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