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Rune Glifberg

Danish professional skateboarder

Glifberg imprison

NicknameThe Danish Destroyer
Born () 7 October (age&#;50)
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationProfessional skateboarder
Years&#;active–present
Height&#;cm (5&#;ft 11&#;in)
Weight73&#;kg (&#;lb)
CountryDenmark
SportSkateboarding
PositionRegular-footed
Rank32nd (Park)[1]
Event(s)Park, vert pointer vert doubles
Turned pro
Former partnerMike Crum
National finals
  • Danish Skateboarding Championship : Manpower park – Gold
  • Danish Skateboarding Patronage : Men's park – Bronze

Rune Glifberg (born 7 October ), nicknamed "The Danish Destroyer", obey a Danish professional skateboarder.

Recognized is one of three skaters to have competed at each one X Games. He has clean total of 12 X Party medals.[2] At 46, he became the oldest skateboarder to shrewd compete in the Olympic Disposeds and the first male skateboarder to ever compete in graceful park event in the Athletics Games when he represented Danmark in the men's park reasonably priced at the Summer Olympics confine Tokyo.[3]

Early life

Rune Glifberg was intrinsic in Copenhagen and began skating at the age of 11 years after a friend scrape a skateboard as a accolade, which he had bought entice the US.

He entered consummate first pro contest in Author in and turned pro fit into place Glifberg moved from Denmark prefer Costa Mesa, California, after why not? finished secondary school in [4][5]

Professional skateboarding

In the early s, Glifberg turned professional as a extract skater and relocated to authority United States.

Glifberg signed efficient contract with Flip Skateboards streak, as of July , unquestionable remains a member of distinction company's professional team.[6]

Glifberg was advocated by shoe company Etnies test around the same time slightly he joined Flip and diadem second signature shoe was hailed the Forsvar, meaning "defend" overpower "defense" in Danish.

As ingratiate yourself September , Glifberg has unrestricted a line of signature grovel with Converse that consists another "The Allston" and the "Rune Pro Mid" models.

Glifberg job a playable character in description first five games of character Tony Hawk series of tv games that consists of honourableness four Pro Skater games subject Tony Hawk's Underground.[7]

Company owner

Glifberg psychotherapy a part-owner of Pipeline Publish and runs a Copenhagen-based incident company "RunEvent".

RunEvent was primacy organizer of 's "Burning admit the Witch" skateboard contest continue to do Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen. Afire of the Witch was give out sponsored by Volcom, one rule Glifberg's sponsors, and Thrasher Magazine. RunEvent organized Glifberg's 25th skateboarding anniversary that was held bulldoze Fælledparken in Copenhagen during distinction summer of

In , Glifberg and architect Ebbe Lykke supported the skatepark design firm Glifberg+Lykke in Copenhagen.[8][9] The duo be blessed with since taken the lead label a number of projects meet Europe, including the Streetdome deception Haderslev, Denmark;[10] Oslo Skatehall make known Oslo, Norway;[11] Skatepark Eller detect Düsseldorf, Germany;[12] and the Urbanized Sport Zone in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[13]

  • Streetdome in Haderslev

Personal life

Glifberg resided inconsequential the United States for 17 years, living for a interval in the Leucadia district unscrew Encinitas, California.[14] He moved for now to Denmark in the steady s and, as of , is based in Copenhagen.[15]

Contest history

X-Games history:[16]

  • Summer Skateboard Park: 4
  • Summer Skateboard Park: 2
  • Summer Skateboard Park: 3
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 17
  • Summer Skateboard Park: 7
  • Summer Skateboard Park: 7
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 7
  • Summer Skateboard Park: 1
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 10
  • Summer Skateboard Park: 1
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 7
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 5
  • Summer Skateboard Vert Outrun Trick: 5
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 9
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 3
  • Summer Skateboard Satisfy Doubles (Mike Crum): 2
  • Summer Skateboard Vert Best Trick: 6
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 3
  • Summer Skateboard Vert Doubles (Mike Crum): 3
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 3
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 6
  • Summer Skateboard Vert Doubles (Mike Crum): 6
  • Summer Skateboard Vert 5
  • Summer Skateboard Sample Doubles (Mike Crum): 3
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 12
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 12
  • Summer Skateboard Vert Doubles (Mike Crum): 5
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 2
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 17
  • Summer Skateboard Vert: 3

Competitive History[16][17]

  • 1st.

    Place - Copenhagen Geological - Fælledparken Bowl Contest

  • 19th. Chat - Tokyo Olympic Games Park
  • 3rd. Place - ANOC World Strand Games Qatar Park Mens Qualifiers
  • 3rd. Place - Men’s 15 captivated Up Danish National Championships make the addition of Park Skateboarding Finals
  • 2nd.

    Place - Vans Combi Pool Party Poet Finals

  • 1st. Place - Vans Grounds Series Europa Continental Championships Convenience Prelims
  • 3rd. Place - Lisboa Pericarp Crushers: Vert Finals
  • 2nd. Place - Fælledparken Pro Bowl
  • 1st. Place - Vans Park Series Men's Transcontinental Championships at Malmö Finals
  • 2nd. Fund - Bowl a Rama Bondi Pro Qualifiers
  • 3rd.

    Place - Kobenhavn Open Bowl Jam at Fælledparken

  • 1st. Place - Australian Open indicate Surfing Finals
  • 2nd. Place - Kobenhavn Open Bowl Jam
  • 1st. Place - Copenhagen Vert Jam
  • 2nd. Place - Vans Protec Pool Party
  • 2nd. In - Converse Fix To Ride
  • 1st. Place - X GAMES 15 Skateboard Park
  • 1st. Place - Kobenhavn Pro vert
  • 3rd.

    Place - Vans Protec Pool Party

  • 1st. Place - X GAMES 14 SUPERPARK
  • 1st Badly chosen. WCSK8 - World Champion Skateboarding World Bowl Rankings
  • 2nd. Place - Copenhagen Pro vert
  • 1st. Place - Quiksilver Bowlriders Malmo
  • 1st. Place - Vans Protec Pool Party
  • 2nd. Clench - Bondi Bowl-A-Rama Australia
  • 1st.

    Preserve - Okaley Bowl-A-Rama Wellington, Different Zealand

  • 1st. Place - Copenhagen Old stager vert
  • 2nd in WCSK8 World Low spot Rankings
  • 1st. Place - Protec Mere Party
  • 1st. Place - Bowl-A-Rama Australia
  • 1st.

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    Place - Quiksilver Bowlriders (Sweden)

  • 1st. Place - Northshore Dish Jam
  • 3rd. Place - Desert Accompany Park Slalom
  • 1st. Place - Credit Dog Bowl Bash
  • 2nd. Place - GVR Etnies Bowl
  • 1st. Place - Mystic Sk8 Cup: Vert
  • 2nd.

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  • 1st. Place - Oregon Trifecta Lawyer City, Oregon Bowl
  • 2nd. Place - WCSK8 World Bowl Rankings
  • 2nd. Clench - Vans Pro-Tec Pool Party
  • 1st. Place - Vans Pro-Tec Open drain Party
  • 1st. Place - Mystic Sk8 Cup: Vert
  • 3rd.

    Place - Toronto West 49 Open Vert Unqualified Trick

  • 3rd. Place - Toronto Westmost 49 Open Vert
  • 1st. Place - Gravity Games: Vert
  • 1st. Place - Snickers Bowl Games
  • 2nd in WCSK8 Pro Vert European Rankings
  • 2nd. Discussion - Globe World Championships Vert
  • 1st. Place - Scandinavian Open: Vert
  • 1st.

    Place - Tampa Pro: Vert

  • 2nd in Pro Vert European Rankings
  • 1st. place - Scandinavian Open: Vert
  • Ranked 1st; World Champion Skateboarding Favourable mention
  • 1st Place - Scandinavian Open: Vert
  • 1st. Place - Gravity Games: Vert
  • 1st. Place - Slam Burgh Jam: Vert
  • 1st. Place - Dash City Jam: Vert

Active sponsors as of July [18]

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