Tom Schaar

Tom Schaar
Schaar in 2017
Personal information
Born (1999-09-14) September 14, 1999 (age 24)
Malibu, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSkateboarding
Rank4th[1]
Medal record
Men's skateboarding
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Park
X Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Ventura Vert
Gold medal – first place 2012 Shanghai Mega 2.0
Gold medal – first place 2014 Austin Big air
Silver medal – second place 2013 Los Angeles Big air
Silver medal – second place 2017 Minneapolis Park
Silver medal – second place 2017 Minneapolis Big air
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Munich Big air
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Austin Big air
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Austin Big air doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Minneapolis Park
Bronze medal – third place 2023 California Park

Tom Schaar (born September 14, 1999) is an American professional skateboarder.[2] He was the first skateboarder to land a "1080," which is three revolutions, and was the youngest X Games gold medalist after completing the first 1080 in a competition at the 2012 Asia X Games in Shanghai;[3][4] Forbes Magazine listed Schaar to their 2020 30 Under 30 Sports category highlighting the next generation of Sports talent.[5] Schaar won the silver medal in the men's park skateboarding competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

  1. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Male". World Skate. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  2. ^ Element. "Element - TeamCategories".
  3. ^ "Tom Schaar – the boy who landed skateboarding's first 1080 spin". May 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "X Games Asia 2012 Skateboard Street, Vert and Mini Mega results". May 2, 2012.
  5. ^ Smith, Chris; Kleinman, Dan (eds.). "The 2020 30 Under 30: Sports". Forbes. Retrieved December 3, 2019.