Victor Montalvo

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Victor Montalvo
Personal information
Full nameVictor Bernudez Montalvo
Born (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 30)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Home town Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Sport Breakdancing
Medal record
Men's Breakdancing
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris B-Boys
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Paris B-Boys
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Leuven B-Boys
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Seoul B-Boys
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham B-Boys
WDSF Pan American Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 SantiagoB-Boys
World Urban Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Budapest B-Boys

Victor Bernudez Montalvo (born May 1, 1994), [1] also known mononymously as Victor, [1] is an American b-boy. He was born in Kissimmee, Florida to parents from Puebla, Mexico. [2]

He participated at the 2022 World Games in the dancesport competition where he won the gold medal [3] in the B-Boys event. [1] [4] He is also a two-time champion of Red Bull BC One, winning in 2015 and 2022. [5] Montalvo became the first American to qualify for the Olympics in the sport of breaking. [6]

He is married to Ukrainian-born b-girl Kateryna Pavlenko. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2022 World Games: DanceSports Breaking Results Book" (PDF). World Games . Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. https://www.redbull.com/us-en/theredbulletin/bboy-victor-montalvo-red-bull-bc-one-all-star-profile
  3. "Ami Yuasa wins World Games gold as Ayumi Fukushima finishes third". The Japan Times . July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. Berkeley, Geoff (July 10, 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz . Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  5. "Victor". Red Bull. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  6. "B-boy Victor: From childhood dream to eyeing Paris 2024 podium - Competing with "freedom"".
  7. Faisal, Mohammad (August 8, 2024). "Victor Montalvo's Parents, Siblings and Wife: Everything You Need to Know About the Paris Olympics-Headed Breakdancer's Major Supporters". EssentiallySports . Retrieved August 10, 2024.