Ryan Sheckler

Ryan Sheckler is a professional skateboarder and star of the hit TV show Life of Ryan. Sheckler began skateboarding at eighteen months old and became one of the world's youngest professionals in the sport at 13 years old. In August 2003, Sheckler competed in the X Games and became the youngest participant ever to have won a gold medal, taking first place in the SBX Park event. Sheckler finished the 2003 season ranked first in the world in the street discipline, having taken first place in the event at the Gravity Games and third place in the event at the United States Skateboarding Championships.

Sheckler has continued to find success in park events, winning two events in 2005 on the Dew Action Sports Tour and, having accumulated the most points over the Tour's five stops and across the Tour's skateboarding disciplines, taking the title of "Athlete of the Year".

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