About Bob Burnquist
Robert Dean Silva Burnquist is a Brazilian-American professional skateboarder who competed for Brazil throughout his career. In 2010, he became the first skateboarder to land a "fakie 900", making Burnquist the fifth person in history to successfully complete the 900 trick. In 2010, he became the first skateboarder to land a "fakie 900" (900-degree rotation starting from the reverse of natural stance), making Burnquist the fifth person in history to successfully complete the 900 trick. In 2000, Burnquist won the X Games' best trick contest, with his famous Fakie 5–0 with a fakie kickflip off of the grind bar. Burnquist won a gold medal in the 2005 X Games Best Trick vert contest, placing fourth in the vert section, and sixth in the Big Air contest. The first attempt nearly cost Burnquist his life after he missed the rail and fell out of control, before regaining himself and successfully deploying his parachute.
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