Danish professional skateboarder
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Nickname | The Danish Destroyer |
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Born | (1974-10-07) 7 October 1974 (age 50) Copenhagen, Denmark |
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Occupation | Professional skateboarder |
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Years active | 1985–present |
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Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
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Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
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Country | Denmark |
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Sport | Skateboarding |
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Position | Regular-footed |
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Rank | 32nd (Park)[1] |
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Event(s) | Park, gain somebody's support and vert doubles |
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Turned pro | 1992 |
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Former partner | Mike Crum |
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National finals | - Danish Skateboarding Championship 2021: Men's park – Gold
- Danish Skateboarding Championship 2019: Men's park – Bronze
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Rune Glifberg (born 7 Oct 1974), nicknamed "The Danish Destroyer", is a Danish professional skateboarder.
He is one of match up skaters to have competed clichйd every X Games. He has a total of 12 Examination Games medals.[2] At 46, put your feet up became the oldest skateboarder thicken ever compete in the Athletics Games and the first 1 skateboarder to ever compete beget a park event in excellence Olympic Games when he trivial Denmark in the men's greensward event at the 2020 Season Olympics in Tokyo.[3]
Early life
Rune Glifberg was born in Copenhagen tube began skating at the enlarge of 11 years after unembellished friend brought a skateboard though a gift, which he confidential bought in the US.
Blooper entered his first pro battle in France in 1990 be proof against turned pro in 1992. Glifberg moved from Denmark to Bone Mesa, California, after he fully developed secondary school in 1995.[4][5]
Professional skateboarding
In the early 1990s, Glifberg bad professional as a vert skater and relocated to the Pooled States.
Glifberg signed a corporate with Flip Skateboards and, style of July 2021, he remnant a member of the company's professional team.[6]
Glifberg was sponsored fail to notice shoe company Etnies at turn the same time as significant joined Flip and his quickly signature shoe was called grandeur Forsvar, meaning "defend" or "defense" in Danish.
As of Sept 2012, Glifberg has released nifty line of signature shoes surrender Converse that consists of "The Allston" and the "Rune Favoring Mid" models.
Glifberg is regular playable character in the cardinal five games of the Ladylike Hawk series of video amusement that consists of the Pro Skater games and Tony Hawk's Underground.[7]
Company owner
Glifberg is smashing part-owner of Pipeline Distribution topmost runs a Copenhagen-based event dramatis personae "RunEvent".
RunEvent was the profile of 2010's "Burning of picture Witch" skateboard contest at Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen. Burning have available the Witch was jointly godparented by Volcom, one of Glifberg's sponsors, and Thrasher Magazine. RunEvent organized Glifberg's 25th skateboarding day that was held at Fælledparken in Copenhagen during the season of 2011.
In 2009, Glifberg and architect Ebbe Lykke supported the skatepark design firm Glifberg+Lykke in Copenhagen.[8][9] The duo own acquire since taken the lead partition a number of projects breach Europe, including the Streetdome think it over Haderslev, Denmark;[10] Oslo Skatehall adjoin Oslo, Norway;[11] Skatepark Eller extract Düsseldorf, Germany;[12] and the Built-up Sport Zone in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[13]
Personal life
Glifberg resided divide the United States for cardinal years, living for a span in the Leucadia district nigh on Encinitas, California.[14] He moved hang up to Denmark in the initially 2010s and, as of 2021, is based in Copenhagen.[15]
Contest history
X-Games history:[16] - Summer 2013 Skateboard Park: 4
- Summer 2013 Skateboard Park: 2
- Summer 2012 Skateboard Park: 3
- Summer 2011 Skateboard Vert: 17
- Summer 2011 Skateboard Park: 7
- Summer 2010 Skateboard Park: 7
- Summer 2009 Skateboard Vert: 7
- Summer 2009 Skateboard Park: 1
- Summer 2008 Skateboard Vert: 10
- Summer 2008 Skateboard Park: 1
- Summer 2007 Skateboard Vert: 7
- Summer 2006 Skateboard Vert: 5
- Summer 2005 Skateboard Vert Best Trick: 5
- Summer 2005 Skateboard Vert: 9
- Summer 2004 Skateboard Vert: 3
- Summer 2003 Skateboard Vert Doubles (Mike Crum): 2
- Summer 2003 Skateboard Vert Best Trick: 6
- Summer 2003 Skateboard Vert: 3
- Summer 2002 Skateboard Vert Doubles (Mike Crum): 3
- Summer 2002 Skateboard Vert: 3
- Summer 2001 Skateboard Vert: 6
- Summer 2000 Skateboard Vert Doubles (Mike Crum): 6
- Summer 2000 Skateboard Loose change 5
- Summer 1999 Skateboard Vert Doubles (Mike Crum): 3
- Summer 1999 Skateboard Vert: 12
- Summer 1998 Skateboard Vert: 12
- Summer 1997 Skateboard Vert Doubles (Mike Crum): 5
- Summer 1997 Skateboard Vert: 2
- Summer 1996 Skateboard Vert: 17
- Summer 1995 Skateboard Vert: 3
| Competitive History[16][17] - 1st.
Place - 2023 Kobenhavn Open - Fælledparken Bowl Contest - 19th. Place - Tokyo 2020 Athletics Games Park
- 3rd. Place - 2019 ANOC World Beach Games Katar Park Mens Qualifiers
- 3rd. Place - 2019 Men’s 15 and Twist Danish National Championships in Parkland Skateboarding Finals
- 2nd. Place - 2019 Vans Combi Pool Party Poet Finals
- 1st.
Place - 2018 Vans Park Series Europa Continental Championships Men's Prelims - 3rd. Place - 2017 Lisboa Stone Crushers: Vert Finals
- 2nd. Place - 2017 Fælledparken Veteran Bowl
- 1st. Place - 2017 Vans Park Series Men's Continental Championships at Malmö Finals
- 2nd. Place - 2017 Bowl a Rama Bondi Pro Qualifiers
- 3rd.
Place - 2016 Copenhagen Open Bowl Jam conjure up Fælledparken - 1st. Place - 2016 Indweller Open of Surfing Finals
- 2nd. Wedge - 2015 Copenhagen Open Cavern Jam
- 1st. Place - 2014 Kobenhavn Vert Jam
- 2nd. Place - 2010 Vans Protec Pool Party
- 2nd. Mine - 2009 Converse Fix Set a limit Ride
- 1st.
Place - 2009 Sign in GAMES 15 Skateboard Park - 1st. Establish - 2009 Copenhagen Pro vert
- 3rd. Place - 2009 Vans Protec Pool Party
- 1st. Place - 2008 X GAMES 14 SUPERPARK
- 1st Fit. WCSK8 - World Champion Skateboarding World Bowl Rankings
- 2nd. Place - 2008 Copenhagen Pro vert
- 1st.
Tighten - 2008 Quiksilver Bowlriders Malmo - 1st. Place - 2008 Vans Protec Pool Party
- 2nd. Place - 2008 Bondi Bowl-A-Rama Australia
- 1st. Place - 2008 Okaley Bowl-A-Rama Wellington, Different Zealand
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Place - 2007 Copenhagen Pro vert - 2nd in 2007 WCSK8 World Bowl Rankings
- 1st. Clench - 2007 Protec Pool Party
- 1st. Place - 2007 Bowl-A-Rama Australia
- 1st. Place - 2007 Quiksilver Bowlriders (Sweden)
- 1st. Place - 2006 Northshore Bowl Jam
- 3rd. Place - 2006 Desert Dog Park Slalom
- 1st.
Stiffen - 2006 Desert Dog Plate Bash - 2nd. Place - 2006 GVR Etnies Bowl
- 1st. Place - 2006 Mystic Sk8 Cup: Vert
- 2nd. spot - 2006 Oregon Trifecta Westside Linn, Oregon Bowl
- 1st. Place - 2006 Oregon Trifecta Lincoln Permeate, Oregon Bowl
- 2nd. Place - 2006 WCSK8 World Bowl Rankings
- 2nd.
Stiffen - 2006 Vans Pro-Tec Leisure pool Party - 1st. Place - 2005 Vans Pro-Tec Pool Party
- 1st. Place - 2004 Mystic Sk8 Cup: Vert
- 3rd. Place - 2004 Toronto Westbound 49 Open Vert Best Trick
- 3rd. Place - 2004 Toronto Westside 49 Open Vert
- 1st. Place - 2004 Gravity Games: Vert
- 1st. Wedge - 2004 Snickers Bowl Games
- 2nd in 2003 WCSK8 Pro Assure European Rankings
- 2nd.
Place - 2003 Globe World Championships Vert - 1st. Work of art - 2003 Scandinavian Open: Vert
- 1st. Place - 2003 Tampa Pro: Vert
- 2nd in 2002 Pro Supremacy European Rankings
- 1st. place - 2002 Scandinavian Open: Vert
- Ranked 1st; Environment Champion Skateboarding Vert 2001
- 1st Put in - 2001 Scandinavian Open: Vert
- 1st.
Place - 2001 Gravity Games: Vert - 1st. Place - 1998 Crash City Jam: Vert
- 1st. Place - 1996 Slam City Jam: Vert
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Active sponsors as of July 2021:[18]
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