Victor Montalvo

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Victor Montalvo
Personal information
Born (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 30)
Orlando, Florida
Home town Kissimmee, Florida
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
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Seoul B-Boys
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Leuven B-Boys
World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham B-Boys

Victor 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]

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