Andy Anderson (skateboarder)

For other people named Andy Anderson, see Andy Anderson (disambiguation).
Andy Anderson
Anderson in 2021
Personal information
Born (1996-04-13) April 13, 1996 (age 28)
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Country Canada
SportSkateboarding
PositionGoofy
Turned pro2019

Andy Anderson (born April 13, 1996) is a Canadian professional skateboarder. Anderson is best known for his unique style, which blends classic tricks of the early decades of skateboarding with more modern techniques.[1] Anderson is known for always wearing a protective helmet while skateboarding, which is extremely uncommon among professional street skateboarders.[2] Anderson represented Canada in the men's park skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "ANDY ANDERSON'S #DREAMTRICK—PART TWO". The Berrics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ Brady, Rachel (2021-06-03). "Skateboarder Andy Anderson looks to make most of Olympic opportunity". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  3. ^ "Andy Anderson - profile". olympic.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ Greenizan, Nick (3 June 2021). "White Rock skateboarder snags spot in Summer Olympics". Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Canada names first Olympic skateboard team for 2020 Tokyo Games". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ Awad, Brandi (11 June 2021). "Three men to form Canada's first ever Olympic skateboarding team". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 June 2021.