Richard Tury
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Tury |
| Nickname | Rišo |
| Nationality | Slovakia |
| Born | June 10, 1993 Košice, Slovakia |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Rank | 9th – street (August 2024)[1] |
Richard Tury (born 10 June 1993) is a Slovak professional skateboarder. Tury represented Slovakia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the Men's street category, placing 5th in the final.[2] He was the first ever skateboarder to represent Slovakia at the Olympic Games.
Early life
[edit]Tury grew up in the Ťahanovce housing estates of Košice, Slovakia where he learned to skateboard starting from the age of 6.[3] He picked up skateboarding due to the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.[4]
Career
[edit]Tury placed 5th in the Men's street category at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on the 5th of February 2023.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Male". World Skate. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "TURY Richard". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Richard Tury". olympic.sk.
- ^ Kano, Shintaro. "A PlayStation and skateboarding are showing Richard Tury the way to Paris 2024". Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Skateboarding Street World Championships 2022 in 2023". olympics.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Richard Tury at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Richard Tury at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
- Official website[dead link]