Richard Tury

Richard Tury
Personal information
Full nameRichard Tury
NicknameRišo
NationalitySlovakia
Born (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993
Košice, Slovakia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country Slovakia
SportSkateboarding
Rank9th – street (August 2024)[1]

Richard Tury (born 10 June 1993) is a Slovak professional skateboarder. Tury represented Slovakia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the Men's street category, placing 5th in the final.[2] He was the first ever skateboarder to represent Slovakia at the Olympic Games.

Early life

Tury grew up in the Ťahanovce housing estates of Košice, Slovakia where he learned to skateboard starting from the age of 6.[3] He picked up skateboarding due to the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.[4]

Career

Tury placed 5th in the Men's street category at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 5 February 2023.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Male". World Skate. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "TURY Richard". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Richard Tury". Olympic.sk. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ^ Kano, Shintaro. "A PlayStation and skateboarding are showing Richard Tury the way to Paris 2024". Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Skateboarding Street World Championships 2022 in 2023". Olympics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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