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Eric Koston
Personal information
Full name	Eric Koston
Nickname(s)	Frost, Champ
Nationality	American
Date of birth	April 29, 1975 (age 34)
Place of birth	Bangkok, Thailand
Height	6' (1.83 m)
Weight	160 lbs.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Skateboard
Event(s)	Street; Street Best Trick; Rail; Bank to Bank; Stair Set; Park
Turned pro	1993
Achievements and titles
Worlds	2000 Globe World Contest: 1st place; 2000 X Games: 1st place; 2000 Gravity Games: 1st place; 2002 Gravity Games Street: 1st place; 2003 X Games Street Competition: 1st place; 2003 X Games Global Championship: 1st place; 2003 Gravity Games: 1st place
Regional finals	2007 Tampa Pro: 1st place
National finals	2005 Canadian Open: 1st place

Eric Koston (born April 29, 1975 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai American professional skateboarder who grew up in San Bernardino, California.^[1]^[2]

[edit] Life

Eric Koston's father, Bob, was in the Air Force when he and Eric's mom met. Wanida, Eric's mom, was from Thailand. Eric was born in Bangkok, and moved to the states at 9 months old. His parents were divorced when he was 5, and Eric grew up in San Bernardino, California.

[edit] Career

In 1992, Koston first got sponsored by the "Girl team"and moved to Los Angeles. He officially turned pro in 1993 when he joined the "H-Street Team". Koston was most known for his Nollie-based and switch-based skills. His career has been highlighted by his 1st place in the 2000 Globe World Contest, X Games and Gravity Games, his 1st place win in the 2002 Gravity Games Street, and his 1st place in the 2003 X Games Street Competition, X Games Global Championship and Gravity Games. He was named ESPN Action Sports and Music Awards Skateboarder of the Year in both 2001 & 2002^[1]^[2]. Koston was featured in "Goldfish", Mouse", "Menikmati" and "Yeah Right!", Girl Skateboard Company films, and "Fully Flared", a Lakai skateboard film. Koston is the co-owner of the private skate park "The Berrics" with friend and fellow professional skateboarder Steve Berra. Eric Kostons favorite school to skate is Lorena Elementary in Los Angeles

[edit] Sponsors

Girl Skateboard Company

Nike sb

Spitfire Wheels

Fourstar Clothing Company

Oakley

Independent Truck Company

CCS

Event	1996	1997	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Summer X Games 1, "park"	4th
Summer X Games 2, "park"		23rd
Summer X Games 5, "park"			1st
Summer X Games 6, "street"				2nd
Summer X Games 6, "park"				13th
Summer X Games 6, "best trick"				3rd
Melburne Global World Cup, "street"					12th
Vancouver Slam City Jam, "street"					2nd
Cleveland Gravity Games, "street"					1st
Summer X Games 7, "park"					3rd
Vancouver Slam City Jam/VTC#1, "street"						35th
Boost Mobile Vegas Pro Invitational, "street"						2nd
Cleveland Gravity Games, "street"						4th
X Games 8 Global, "park"						1st
Summer X Games 8, "street"						1st
Summer X Games 8, "park"						20th
Summer X Games 8, "best trick"						9th
Goofy VS Regular, "street"							2nd
X Games 9, "street"							5th
World Cup Season Ender, "street"								31st
Dew Tour Season Ender, "street"								8th
Dew Action Sports Tour, "park"								11th
Van's Downtown Showdown, "stair set"								13th
Van's Downtown Showdown, "bank to bank"								10th
West 49 Canadian Open, "street"								8th
West 49 Canadian Open, "rail"								1st
Dew Tour, "park"									5th
X Games 11, "street"									7th
Tampa Pro Games, "street"										1st
X Games 12, "street"										5th
Event	1996	1997	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008

[edit] Selected Videography

H Street's 'Next Generation' (1992)
Mouse (1997) (V)
Menikmati (2001) (V)
Yeah Right! (2004) (V)
Fully Flared (2007) (V)
I Stole Kajaks Wax! (2007) (V)

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Action Sports Tour, "Eric Koston", Retrievd 11-12-2008
^ ^a ^b EXPN, Eric Koston bio and competitive history, Retrieved 11-12-2008

[edit] External links

[AST-0] Action Sports Tour, "Eric Koston", Retrievd 11-12-2008

[EXPN-1] EXPN, Eric Koston bio and competitive history, Retrieved 11-12-2008

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