Zion Wright

Zion Wright
Wright at X Games Chiba 2022
Personal information
Born (1999-02-03) February 3, 1999 (age 25)
Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
OccupationProfessional skateboarder
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSkateboarding
PositionRegular footed
Rank5th in Park; 183rd in Street (June 2021)[1]
Event(s)Park, street
Pro tour(s)
Turned pro2017

Zion Wright (born February 3, 1999) is a regular-footed American skateboarder.[2] In 2019, Wright solidified himself as one of the newest generation's stars after being named a member of the USA Skateboarding Team.[2]

Early life

Wright grew up in Jupiter, Florida.[3] He first started skateboarding at the age of 4 and quickly became a respected skateboarder in his home state of Florida. At the age of 16, Wright moved from his hometown to Los Angeles, California in hopes of advancing his skateboarding career. The move seemed to pay off as Wright went pro for Real Skateboards in November 2017.

Skateboarding career

Videos

In 2011, Wright had a part in Florida Daze by Mikey Glover, skating to Houdini by Foster The People.[4] Wright also had parts in the 2013, Florida Daze 2 and the 2015, Florida Daze 3.[5] In 2017, Wright had a part in the Thrasher - Am Scramble 2017 video and in the Real skateboards, By Any Means video.[5]

Competitions

  • 2018 - 1st Place: 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Tour - Huntington Beach, CA[6]
  • 2018 - 2nd Place: Simple Session - Tallinn, Estonia[7]
  • 2016 - 3rd Place: Tampa Am - Florida
  • 2016 - 1st Place: PHXAM presented by Vans - Phoenix, AZ[8]
  • 2016 - 2nd Place: Boardr Am - Vista, CA
  • 2015 - 1st Place: Harvest Jam Sponsored Finals - Tampa, FL
  • 2015 - 5th Place: Damn Am Select Series New York City Finals - New York City, NY
  • 2015 - 6th Place: Damn Am Costa Mesa Finals - Costa Mesa, CA
  • 2014 - 1st Place: Harvest Jam Sponsored Finals - Tampa, FL
  • 2014 - 1st Place: Back to School Bash Sponsored Finals

Sponsors

As of March 2019, Wright is sponsored by Real, Vans, Red Bull, Thunder, Spitfire, Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT), Bones Bearings, Nixon, Shake Junt, Kreamy Wax, Hot Wheels, Glassy Sunhaters.[3]

Wright is among the 16 members of the inaugural U.S.A Skateboarding National Team announced in March 2019. As part of the team, Wright qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the Men's Park division.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Male". World Skate. June 30, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Zion Wright". Red Bull.
  3. ^ a b Meronek, Rob. "Zion Wright Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video Global Rank: 22nd Overall". TheBoardr. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "Florida Daze skate video soundtrack - Video by Mikey Glover | Skatevideosite". skatevideosite.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Zion Wright skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Zion Wright. | Skatevideosite". skatevideosite.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Wildcard Zion Wright Celebrates First Vans Park Series Victory". Vans US Open of Surfing | July 28 to August 5, 2018 | Huntington Beach, California. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "2nd place skate run | Simple Session 2019". Red Bull TV. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "2016 Final Round Results". phxam.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "USA Skateboarding Olympic Team Announced". Transworld Skateboarding.