Shane O'Neill (skateboarder)

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Shane O'Neill
Personal information
Full nameShane O'Neill
Born (1990-01-03) 3 January 1990 (age 34)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sport Skateboarding
Medal record
Men's street skateboarding
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Los Angeles Street
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Street
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Los Angeles Street

Shane O'Neill (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian professional skateboarder from Melbourne, Victoria. [1] [2] Shane is a member of the SLS "9 Club" meaning he has landed a trick in the Street League competition that judges scored an average of 9 or better. Shane's trick was a switchstance Switch 360 double kickflip. [3] Shane is one of only few skateboarders to win gold in all four major skateboarding contests the X Games, Street League Skateboarding, Tampa Pro (skateboard competition) and World Skateboarding Championship. [4] His normal stance is Goofy. [5]

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In 2021, O'Neill qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in the street skateboarding competition. [6] He competed in the men's street event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He was ranked sixteenth in the Preliminary Heats and therefore did not compete in the finals. [7] Full details are in Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Sponsors

Shane O'Neill has been sponsored since the age of 14. Currently he is sponsored by April Skateboards, Nike SB, Thunder Trucks, Villager, Diamond Supply & Co. and Spitfire Wheels. O'Neill was previously sponsored by Primitive Skateboarding, and Skate Mental. [8] [9]

April Skateboards

On 8 June 2018, O'Neill announced via his Instagram that he would be leaving Primitive to start his own skateboard company. [10] On 5 May 2019, O'Neill announced via Instagram that his new company was called April Skateboards. [11]

As of 2023, the team consists of Shane O'Neill, Guy Mariano, Yuto Horigome, Ish Cepeda and Rayssa Leal, Dashawn Jordan.

Notable tricks

In Shane's 2015 "Shane Goes Skate Mental" video part, Shane performed a nollie backside heelflip down the steps at Wallenberg. This is one of the most difficult tricks a skateboarder has done at this location. [12]

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