Elissa Steamer

Elissa Steamer

Personal information
Born	July 31, 1975 (1975-07-31) Ft. Myers, Florida, U.S.
Height	5 feet 4 inches (1.63 m)
Weight	121 pounds (55 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Skateboarding
Medal record Summer X Games medal record Competitor for United States Gold 2004 Los Angeles Street Gold 2005 Los Angeles Street Gold 2006 Los Angeles Street Gold 2008 Los Angeles Street Silver 2007 Los Angeles Street Bronze 2009 Los Angeles Street

Elissa "Cleveland" Steamer (born July 31, 1975, in Ft. Myers, Florida) is an American professional skateboarder.

History

Steamer began skateboarding in 1989, turning pro in 1998 when she won the women's street section at Slam City Jam 1998. She won the same section in 1999. In 2003 she was voted Female Skater of the Year by Check it Out Girls magazine. She was the first female pro street skater. She has appeared in several videos including Welcome to Hell (Toy Machine), Jump Off a Building (Toy Machine), Baker Bootleg 1 & 2 (Baker), *FM1 & 2 (Rob Hoovis), and Bootleg 3000 (Bootleg). Elissa lived on Ricardo Avenue and used to practice skating in the parking lot of Allen Park Elementary in Fort Myers. She attended Fort Myers High School.^{[citation needed]}

Steamer currently lives in San Francisco, California.^{[citation needed]}

Video games

Steamer appeared as a playable character in the first 5 games in the Tony Hawk series. She was the first female pro to appear in the series.

Contest history

2005

• 1st place, World Cup of Skateboarding, Women’s Street, Melbourne, Australia
• 1st place, World Championships of Skateboarding, Münster, Germany
• 1st place, X Games, Women’s Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1st place, Malaysia X Games, Women's Street, Malaysia

2004

• 1st place, World Cup of Skateboarding, Women’s Street, Melbourne, Australia
• 1st place, Triple Crown, Women’s Street, Cleveland, Ohio
• 1st place, X Games, Women’s Street, Los Angeles, Calif.
• 1st place, Gravity Games, Women’s Street, Cleveland, Ohio
• 1st place, Triple Crown Finals, Women’s Street, Huntington Beach, Calif.
• 1st place, Slam City Jam, Women’s Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2003

• 1st place, World Cup of Skateboarding, Women's Street, Melbourne, Australia

1999

• 1st place, Slam City Jam, Women's Street

1998

• 1st place, Slam City Jam, Women's Street

External links

• Elissa Steamer departs Zero Skateboards by ESPN July, 2011
• Interview in Dec 98
• Elissa Steamer at the Internet Movie Database