Pedro Barros (skateboarder)

Pedro Barros

Personal information
Full name	Pedro Barros
Born	March 15, 1995 Florianopolis, Santa Catarina
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Skateboarding
Medal record Men's skateboarding Summer X Games Representing  Brazil 2010 Los Angeles Skateboard Park 2012 Los Angeles Skateboard Park 2013 Foz do Iguaçu Skateboard Park 2013 Barcelona Skateboard Park 2014 Austin Skateboard Park 2016 Austin Skateboard Park 2011 Los Angeles Skateboard Park 2013 Munich Skateboard Park 2015 Austin Skateboard Park 2009 Los Angeles Skateboard Vert Am

Pedro Barros (born March 15, 1995), known as Pedrinho Barros, is a Brazilian professional skateboarder from Florianopolis, Santa Catarina.^[1]

Career

Barros dominates Skateboard Park competitions. He has also competed in Big Air and Vert. He's never finished worse than in the silver medal position in his nine X Games appearances, taking six gold medals and three silver. He trails only Dave Mirra in first or second place finishes to start an X Games career in a single discipline (Mirra had 10 straight in BMX Vert). He won X Game Park gold as a rookie in 2010 (first rookie to win skateboard gold since Ryan Sheckler took 2003 Park gold). He is the top overall Bowl title from World Cup Skateboarding four straight years (2010 to 2013) and third in 2014 and 2015.^[2]

References

1. "Pedro Barros". www.redbull.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved September 28, 2015.
2. "Pedro Barros Profile". xgames.espn.go.com. Retrieved June 5, 2016.