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Top skateboard legends of the 2000s you should know

From the time that skateboarding appeared, the history has recorded the names of many legend skateboarders who broke the limits and impressed people with their skateboarding abilities. These people, in some ways, have contributed positively to the development of this sport, especially in the 2000s. In the article of Skateadvisors - A Skateboarding blog, we are pleased to list top skateboard legends of the 2000s you should know.

Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder we would like to introduce to you. He started his retirement in 1999. So why we list him in top skateboard legends in the 2000s? As you may know, 1999 is the year that the video game of Tony Hawk Pro Skater came out. And, the franchise of the video game has reached the number of 12 games by 2010, places a fundamental in skateboarding promotion as well as becomes the dominator in the skateboarding video game scene. 1999 is also the year remarking Hawk's achievement of getting the first 900 points in vert skateboarding.

Rodney Mullen

Rodney Mullen is a famous skateboarder in the 2000s while he was in the Bones Brigade. However, his talent was not known widely until 2001, when the Globe: Opinion skateboarding video featuring him was introduced by Globe skateboard shoes.

His street skateboarding technique amazed everyone and reflected how talented he was, and this is not a random event, he was able to maintain this status. Later, he introduced more and more skateboarding videos and each video was a challenge to anyone.

Danny Way

Danny Way was well-known for his domination of the amazing skateboarding skills during the 2000s. In addition, he is also good at skateboarding and has achieved a lot of gold medals in many skateboarding competitions.

Unfortunately, Danny had suffered his first knee surgery in 2000, and five ones later within a decade. Among them, his ACL was replaced three times. However, before feeling sorry for him, you must know the list of amazing achievements that he has gotten through his career: the world's record of Highest Freefall, Highest Air and Longest Jump in the 2000s, the distance record of jumping over the Great Wall of China without a motor in 2005. The X Games also makes use of his Mega Ramp in their competition.

Ryan Sheckler

Ryan Sheckler is another skateboard legend we want to mention in this list. In the world of skateboarders, he is like Leonardo DiCaprio, some love him so much, while the others no mercy express their hatred toward him. He is also the youngest professional skateboarder to win the gold medal in the X Games in 2004. Later, he took part in various skateboarding competitions and achieved a lot of first places than ever. There is an undeniable fact that he is good at skateboarding and his talent gives him a fortune. Find related articles: what size skateboard should i get at skateadvisors.

Rob Dyrdek

Rob Dyrdek was a professional skateboarder in the 2000s. However, with many people, he was actually well-known when they saw him in The DC Video which came out in 2003. This video was considered as a revolutionary in skateboarding where money was spent in the right way to upgrade how the skateboarding videos were made.

The DC Video features Dyrdek and his bodyguard, Big, in funny gimmick. Then, he made use of this to push his show business up. Nowadays, he is one of the most well-known skateboarders all over the world.

Bob Burnquist

Bob Burnquist is famous for his 3-continuous-year winning of the TransWorld's Best Vert awards. Then, he won a lot of medals in many skateboard vert contests such as the X Games for nearly a decade.

So, it is not strange that he is considered as one of the best vert skateboarders in the world. Bod still proves his talent by competing for more and more in the contest arenas. He also is one of the co-founders of an environmental organization called Action Sports Environmental Coalition.

Daewon Song

As a genius technical street skateboarder in the 2000s, Daewon Song is well-known for his skateboarding series of videos that he filmed with Rodney Mullen.

These videos reflected how talented these skaters were even though they didn't attend the X Games. His aim is to push the limits of this sport and to remind everyone that competitions are not the key to skateboarding.

Paul Rodriguez Jr.

Same as other previous skateboarders, Paul Rodriguez has his own charisma. He has won plenty of skateboarding competitions throughout his career and shows his talent and skills in various videos. However, people admire him because of how likable he is. In 2004, Nike chose him as the first skateboarding sponsor. Some may not like Nike, but they cannot hate Paul.

The 2000s marked the appearance of Paul into Hollywood. His 2007's movie named Vicious Circle was awarded as the Best Film at the New York International Latino Film Festival in 2008. Later, he attended a skateboarding film named Street Dreams, which was directed by Rob Dyrdek.

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