Chris Cole (skateboarder)
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| Full name | James Chris Cole | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 10, 1982 Statesville, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 180 pounds (82 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States |
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| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||
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James Chris Cole (born March 10, 1982 in Statesville, North Carolina) is a professional skateboarder. He grew up in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, but now lives in San Diego, California with his wife and children. His stance is regular.
Cole has recently been in the spotlight because he received Thrasher Magazine's Skater of the Year award once in 2005, and once again in 2009. Notably, he has appeared in the skateboarding video games Skate, Skate 2, and Skate 3. He gained attention subsequent to him executing a 360 flip down the staircase at Wallenberg High School in San Francisco, California. Cole also performed a backside 360 kickflip down the Carlsbad gap located in Carlsbad, California. His team won Thrasher Magazine's King of the Road contest three times in a row, and he won the gold medal at the X Games two times in a row,[1] as well as other contests including Back to the Berg and the Maloof Money Cup.[2] He has also received the title 'Reader's Choice' from Transworld Skateboarding. He came first place in Battle at the Berrics 2. Formerly on the G-Spot Skate and Snow team, he is now co-owner of Reign Skate Shop. Chris has also won the most recent three dates of Maloof Money Cup.
He is also an avid BMX rider and co-owns Cult, a bike company. In addition, he is the owner of Omit Apparel started in 2011 and based out of Irvine, Ca.
Companies currently sponsoring him include Zero, DC Shoes,[3] Thunder, Spitfire wheels, Mob Grip, Monster Energy, Cult, Omit, Stance, Kershaw knives, and Reign skate shop.
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[edit] Accomplishments
(nicknamed) Chris Cobra Cole
- 2000 – Went professional
- 2002 – Transworld's VideoRadio
- 2002 – Part in Transworld's In Bloom video
- 2004 – Chris and Zero team winning Thrasher King of The Road
- 2004 – First place in Street Best Trick, Tampa Pro (also took 4th in Street)
- 2005 – Gold in Gravity Games, Street
- 2005 – 16 page spread in Skateboard Mag (June)
- 2005 – First signature shoe "The Trooper" (Fallen)
- 2005 – Chris and Zero team winning Thrasher King of The Road
- 2005 – Featured in final part in Zero video "New Blood"
- 2005 – Received 'Skater Of The Year' from Transworld Skateboarding and Thrasher Magazine
- 2006 – Chris and Zero team winning Thrasher King of The Road(three times in a row)
- 2006 – 2nd place in és Game of Skate
- 2006 – Gold in X Games, Street
- 2007 – Gold in X Games, Street[1]
- 2007 – Winner of és Game of Skate
- 2008 – 3rd place in Maloof Money Cup
- 2008 – Chris and Team Regular winning Etnies Goofy vs Regular
- 2008 – Winner of és Game of Skate
- 2009 – Winner of Back to the Berg
- 2009 – Winner of Maloof Money Cup ($100,000.00 Prize Money)
- 2009 – Readers Choice Award from Transworld Skateboarding
- 2009 – Winner of Dew Tour
- 2009 – Achieved Battle Commander for TheBerrics.com
- 2009 – Won Battle at The Berrics 2
- 2009 – Thrasher Skater of the Year (2nd time, 2nd person to do this after Danny Way)
- 2010 – Third pro model shoe "The Hi-Volt"(Fallen)
- 2010 – Chris Cole joins the Monster Energy team
- 2010 – Winner of Maloof Money Cup in Queens, New York ($100,000.00 Prize Money)[2]
- 2010 – Winner of Maloof Money Cup in Costa Mesa, California ($100,000.00 Prize Money)
- 2010 – Winner of 14th Annual Johnny Romano Skate Jam for Make A Wish best trick in South Houston ($2,000.00 Prize Money)
- 2010 – 2nd place in Street League, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 2010 – Chris Cole joins the Stance Team
- 2011 – Chris Cole Is Announced As DC Shoes' New Pro.
- 2011 – Chris Cole invents his new DC shoe; The Chris Cole S
- 2011 – Chris Cole starts Omit Apparel.
- 2011 – 6th Place Street League Seattle
- 2011 – 1st Place Wonka Free Ride Street League Seattle
- 2011 – 2nd Place Street League Kansas City
- 2011 – 1st Place Wonka Free Ride Street League Kansas City
- 2011 – 3rd Place Street League Glendale
- 2011 – 1st Place Wonka Free Ride Street League Glendale
- 2011 – 2nd Place Street League Newark
- 2011 – 2nd Place Wonka Free Ride Street League Newark
[edit] Videos
- 2000 – Bam Margera : CKY2K
- 2001 – Digital 5
- 2001 – 411vm issue 40
- 2001 – Monkey Business' Project of a Lifetime
- 2001 – Thrasher Timebomb
- 2002 – Transworld's In Bloom
- 2002 – Zero's Dying to Live
- 2004 – Thrasher King of The Road
- 2004 – Hot Wax
- 2005 – Thrasher King of The Road
- 2005 – Zero's New Blood
- 2006 – Thrasher King of The Road
- 2006 – Zero Promo video
- 2008 – Hot Wax 2: Shred The Gnar
- 2008 – Bam Margera:Where The #$!% Is Santa?
- 2008 – Fallen: Ride The Sky
- 2009 – Zero Strange World
- 2009 – Doozy Wilson Fave's
- 2010 – Cult Let 'Em Talk
- 2011 – Children of Bodom Music Video "Was It Worth It"
- 2012 – Zero Cold War
[edit] References
- ^ a b Singleton, K. J. M. (2007-08-03). "Cole wins another skateboard gold". The Orange County Register. http://www.ocregister.com/sports/run-79731-second-cole.html. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ a b Salo, Adam (2010-06-21). "Maloof Money Cup NYC finals". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/action/skateboarding/news/story?page=maloof-nyc-sunday. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ DC Welcomes Chris Cole
http://streetleague.com/skater-profiles/chris-cole/ 2008-Element Skateboards: Bam Margera And Friends
