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Kelvin Hoefler (born 10 February 1994) is a Brazilian professional street skateboarder. He won the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic men's street skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Career
Hoefler began skateboarding at age eight in his hometown of Guarujá in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. After winning some events in his early teens, he committed to pursuing skateboarding as a career. He made his professional debut in 2011.
Hoefler steadily climbed the ranks throughout the 2010s to become one of the leading street skateboarders in the world. He has medaled at every major skateboarding tournament – Olympics, World Skateboarding Championship, and X Games – and has won multiple events in the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Dew Tour circuits. His top titles include World Championship gold in 2015, X Games Minneapolis gold in 2017, X Games Norway gold in 2018, and silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
His sponsors include Powell-Peralta, Monster, and G-Shock.
References
External links
Kelvin Hoefler at the X Games (archive)
Kelvin Hoefler at Olympics.com
Kelvin Hoefler at Olympedia
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar peraih medali pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2020
- Brasil pada Olimpiade Musim Panas 2024
- Kelvin Hoefler
- Skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's street
- Guarujá
- Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's street
- Yuto Horigome (skateboarder)
- Street League Skateboarding
- Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics
- Luan Oliveira
- Sport in Brazil
- World Skateboarding Championship
