Chris Cole (skateboarder)
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| Born | March 10, 1982 |
| Occupation | Skateboarding |
Chris Cole (born March 10, 1982 in Statesville, North Carolina), is a professional skateboarder. He lives in San Marcos, California with his wife and son Wyatt. He and his wife are currently expecting a daughter. His full name is James Chris Cole.
Cole has been in a spotlight because he was Thrasher Magazine 's Skater of the Year in 2005. Mr. Cole won Skater of the Year again in 2009. Notably, he has appeared in the skateboarding video games Skate and Skate 2. He was able to 360 Flip the stairs of Wallenberg High School. Also, At CarlsBad High, Chris Cole 360 BS Kickflipped the CarlsBad Gap. His team won Thrasher Magazine's King of the Road contest three times in a row, he won the gold medal at the X Games two times in a row, as well as other contests including Back to the Berg and the Maloof Money Cup. He has also received the title 'Skater Of The Year' from Transworld Skateboarding .He came first place in Battle At The Berrics 2. He now lives in Pennsylvania. Formerly on the G-Spot Skate and Snow team, he is now co-owner of Reign Skate Shop.
Companies currently sponsoring him include Zero, Fallen, Thunder, Spitfire wheels, Mob Grip, and Reign skate shop
Current Setup
Zero 8.5 skateboard, 149 Thunder trucks, Spitfire wheels, Chris Cole Buzzsaw Signature Bearings, Mob Grip, and Fallen shoes (Ripper & Trooper).
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
Career highlights
- 2002 - Transworld's VideoRadio
- 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
- 2006 - Second pro model shoe "The Ripper"(Fallen)
- 2007 - Gold in X Games, Street
- 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)