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Tampa Pro is an annual professional skateboard competition in Tampa, Florida, United States (U.S.). The competition is held at the Skatepark of Tampa in late March and a new course is designed every year.[ citation needed ]
List of past winners of Tampa Pro [1] [2]
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Mike Vallely [1] [2] |
| 1996 | Eric Koston [3] |
| 1997 | Andrew Reynolds [1] [2] |
| 1998 | Andrew Reynolds [1] [2] |
| 1999 | Gershon Mosley [1] [2] |
| 2000 | Kerry Getz [1] [2] |
| 2001 | Kyle Berard [1] [2] |
| 2002 | Eric Koston [1] [2] |
| 2003 | Tony Trujillo [1] [2] |
| 2004 | Bastien Salabanzi [1] [2] |
| 2005 | Dennis Busenitz [1] [2] |
| 2006 | Greg Lutzka [1] [2] |
| 2007 | Eric Koston [1] [2] |
| 2008 | Greg Lutzka [1] [2] |
| 2009 | Greg Lutzka [1] [2] |
| 2010 | Paul Rodriguez [1] [2] |
| 2011 | Dennis Busenitz [4] |
| 2012 | Torey Pudwill [5] |
| 2013 | Luan Oliveira [6] |
| 2014 | Nyjah Huston [7] |
| 2015 | Luan Oliveira [8] [2] |
| 2016 | Shane O'Neill [9] |
| 2017 | Louie Lopez [10] |
| 2018 | Jagger Eaton [11] |
| 2019 | Carlos Ribeiro [12] |
| 2020 | Nyjah Huston [13] |
| 2021 | Shane O'Neill [14] |
| 2022 | Jamie Foy [15] |
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