Gui Khury
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Guilherme Khury |
| Born | 18 December 2008 (age 15)[1] Curitiba, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
Guilherme 'Gui' Khury (born December 18, 2008, in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian skateboarder known for being the first person to land a 1080 (three full revolutions) on a vertical ramp.[2]
Khury also holds the record for being the youngest person ever to land a 900, which he landed at age 8, as well as for being the youngest person to compete at the X Games at the age of 10 years and 7 months.[3]
In 2020, he was officially awarded two Guinness World Records for being the Youngest X Games Athlete and for the first 1080 on a vertical ramp.[4]
Early life
Khury was born in Curitiba, Brazil in 2009. In 2011, his family moved to Carlsbad, California, when he was two years old.[5] He started training at young age, being encouraged by his father. He started training at the YMCA in Encinitas, California, at the age of four.[4] In 2015, the family moved back to Brazil, where his father built an indoor ramp for him to practice.[5] He completed his first 540 at the age of 7.[6] Three months later, he had landed his first 720 and became the youngest in the world to land it.[7]
Skateboarding highlights
900
In 2017, at the age of 8, Khury became the youngest person in the world to land a 900, a 2½-revolution (900 degrees) aerial spin performed on a skateboard ramp. Tony Hawk popularized this move when he was the first to achieve this feat, in 1999.[8]
X Games
Khury was invited to his first X Games at the 2019 X Games Summer Event in Minneapolis.[9] By participating in the event, he became the youngest ever competitor at an X Games at the age of 10 years and 7 months, breaking the previous record set by Jagger Eaton seven years earlier.[10] At the same time, he became the youngest athlete to land a 900 at an X Games.[3]
1080
On May 8, 2020, at age 11, Khury became the first person to land a 1080 (three full revolutions) on a vertical ramp, breaking Tony Hawk’s record 900 on a vertical ramp set in 1999.[11] (Tom Schaar landed the first-ever 1080 at the age of 12 in 2012 on a mega ramp, which allows a skater to build up more momentum than on a standard vert ramp.) He achieved it in after 10 attempts.[7] Khury performed the feat “in an indoor skateboard training facility built at his home in Curitiba, Brazil, by Green Box,” a Brazilian company.[5] Khury's father, Ricardo Khury Filho, credited school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic with providing his son extra time and energy to practice the technique.[12] Professional skateboarders Bob Burnquist and Tony Hawk called him to congratulate him on the accomplishment.[13][14]
Guinness World Records
| Record | Feat | Date | Location | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest X Games Athlete | 10 years, 225 days | July 31, 2019 | Minneapolis, USA | [1] |
| First skateboard '1080' on a vertical ramp | 1080 | May 2020 | Curitiba, Brazil | [15] |
References
- ^ a b "Youngest X Games athlete". Guinness World Records. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ George Ramsay (May 11, 2020). "Skateboarder Gui Khury, 11, lands historic 1080-degree turn". CNN.
- ^ a b "X-Games 2019: a child's play". Teller Report. August 3, 2019.
- ^ a b Luisa Sanchez (June 21, 2020). "11-year-old Brazilian skateboarder lands the first ever 1080 on a vertical ramp". Guinness World Records. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Skateboarder Gui Khury lands first-ever 1080 on a vert ramp". Surfer Today. May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Madilyn Zeegers (June 7, 2020). "Tony Hawk's Greatest Achievement Was Just Outdone by an 11-Year-Old". Showbiz CheatSheet. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ a b Talya Minsberg (May 21, 2020). "Tony Hawk's 900 Spin Was Amazing. An 11-Year-Old Skateboarder Stuck a 1080". The New York Times. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
- ^ "Brazilian 11-year-old Gui Khury becomes first skateboarder to land 1080 on vertical ramp". The Telegraph. May 11, 2020.
- ^ "X Games Minneapolis 2019 Invited Athletes". X Games. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ Jack Tarrant (August 1, 2019). "Young skaters challenge old dudes at Minneapolis X Games". Reuters. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "11-year-old skateboarder lands 1st ever vert ramp 1080". CBC. May 9, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
- ^ Andrew Downie (May 10, 2020). "Lockdown spurs 11-year-old Brazilian to shatter skating record". Reuters. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ David Miller (August 19, 2020). "A quick look at professional skateboarding". The Ponca City News. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ George Ramsey (August 14, 2020). "How 11-year-old Gui Khury made skateboarding history with first 1080 on a vertical ramp". CNN. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ "First skateboard '1080' on a vertical ramp". Guinness World Records. Retrieved June 29, 2020.