Shane O'Neill (skateboarder)
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Full name | Shane O'Neill | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 3 January 1990||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||
Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||
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Shane O'Neill (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian professional skateboarder from Melbourne, Victoria.[1][2] Shane is a member of the SLS "9 Club" meaning he has landed a trick in the Street League competition that judges scored an average of 9 or better. Shane's trick was a switchstance Switch 360 double kickflip.[3] In 2016 Shane won a silver medal at the X Games in Oslo.[4] His normal stance is Goofy.[5]
In 2021, O'Neill qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in the street skateboarding competition,[6] coming 16th.
Sponsors[]
Shane O'Neill has been sponsored since the age of 14. He is sponsored by Nike SB, Thunder Trucks, Villager, Diamond Supply & Co. and Spitfire Wheels. O'Neill was previously sponsored by Primitive Skateboarding, and Skate Mental.[7][8]
April Skateboards[]
On 8 June 2018, O'Neill announced via his Instagram that he would be leaving Primitive to start his own skateboard company.[9] On 5 May 2019, O'Neill announced via Instagram that his new company was called April Skateboards.[10]
As of 2021, the team consists of Shane O'Neill, Guy Mariano, Yuto Horigome and Diego Najera.
Notable tricks[]
In Shane's 2015 "Shane Goes Skate Mental" video part, Shane performed a nollie backside heelflip down the steps at Wallenberg. This is one of the most difficult tricks a skateboarder has done at this location.[11]
References[]
- ^ "Shane O'neill's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "INTERVIEW – SHANE O'NEILL TALKS NIKE SB - Sneaker Freaker". Sneaker Freaker. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "The 9 Club | Street League Skateboarding". streetleague.com. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Shane O'neill's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Footedness
- ^ "The List of Future Olympic Skateboarders is Official!!!". World Skate.
- ^ Skateboarding, Primitive. "Welcome Shane O'Neill!". Primitive Skateboarding. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "Shane O'Neill Leaves Skate Mental – Junkie Monkeys". junkiemonkeys.com. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "SHANE O'NEILL LEAVES PRIMITIVE TO START HIS OWN COMPANY -". The Berrics. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "SHANE O'NEILL'S APRIL SKATEBOARDS BRAND HAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED". The Berrics. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ ThrasherMagazine (11 March 2015), Shane O'Neill's "Shane GOES" part, retrieved 31 July 2017
External links[]
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Australian skateboarders
- Australian company founders
- Olympic skateboarders of Australia
- Skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Melbourne