Bombette Martin Explained

Nationality:British-American
Birth Date:1 June 2006
Birth Place:Manhattan, New York, US
Occupation:Skateboarder
Spouse:-->
Country:Great Britain
Sport:Skateboarding
Position:Goofy-footed
Rank:27th (Park)[1]
Event:Park, vert
League:Dew Tour
League Type:Pro tour(s)
Nationals:2021 GB Skateboard Championship: Women's park – Gold

Bombette Martin (born 1 June 2006) is a British-American skateboarder.[2] She won the women's park event at the 2021 GB Skateboard Championships.[3] [4] Martin and Sky Brown were selected to represent Great Britain in skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] She became the first skateboarder to ever compete in a park event in the Olympic Games.[6]

Martin was born and lives in New York City, though she spent much of her childhood in her father’s home city of Birmingham, England, and holds dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States.[7] About joining Team GB rather than Team USA for the 2020 Olympics, Martin said, "I like to make the joke that I'm half a New Yorker, and 3/4ths a Brummie! I spent so much of my childhood in Birmingham because my dad is British, so I guess it didn't really cross my mind, or my family's mind, to even try and compete for America. We just decided to try and go for Great Britain and it's worked out."

She was named after her father, Jon "Bomber" Martin, an amateur boxer.[8]

Bombette credits Andrew Gelles as her first skateboard coach, meeting him at her local skatepark.[9]

In 2021, Bombette and her brother and fellow skateboarder, Kayo Martin, were featured in a promotional campaign for Gap Inc.[10]

In 2023, Bombette released a capsule collection of sneakers with Italian brand P448.[11] [12] As of November 2023, Bombette is a brand ambassador for P448.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female . . 2021-07-26 . en . 2021-06-30 . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727044303/http://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/rankings.html . dead .
  2. News: Hope. Nick. 2021-04-09. Olympic skateboarding: 'Fearless' teen Bombette Martin seeks 'dream' Tokyo place. BBC Sport. live. 2021-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605211753/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/56680960. 2021-06-05.
  3. News: 2021-04-11. Bombette Martin: 14-year-old Tokyo 2020 hopeful wins GB Skateboard Championships. BBC Sport. Digital news short. live. 2021-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210606114701/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/olympics/56712025. 2021-06-06.
  4. Web site: 2021-04-11. Skateboard England X Habito National Championships 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605204030/https://skateboardgb.org/national-championships-2021. 2021-06-05. 2021-06-05. Skateboard GB. Press release.
  5. News: 2021-06-09. Sky Brown: 12-year-old skateboarder picked for GB Olympic team. Newsround. live. 2021-06-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210610124729/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/57413859. 2021-06-10.
  6. Web site: Skateboarding - Heat 1 Results. 9 July 2023. 3 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803191443/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/results-women-s-park-qual-000100-.htm. dead. (The men's park event was the following day.)
  7. Teen Goes from Spectator to Skateboarding Star. 2021-05-02. Broadcast news segment. en. Voice of America. 2021-07-30. VOA.
  8. News: Ransom. Ben. 2021-04-29. Bombette Martin: Team GB's 14 year-old Olympic skateboarding hopeful. Sky Sports. live. 2021-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210605205107/https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/news/15234/12289883/bombette-martin-team-gbs-14-year-old-olympic-skateboarding-hopeful. 2021-06-05. Ransom.
  9. Web site: Wright . George . 2021-07-30 . Bombs Away . 2024-09-15 . Big Issue North . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Moin. David. 2021-04-11. Activists and Artists, Young and Old, in Latest Gap Campaign. subscription. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210607131527/https://wwd.com/business-news/retail/gap-activists-campaign-1234743945/. 2021-06-07. 2021-06-06. WWD.
  11. Web site: Johns . Nikara . 2023-03-03 . Teenage Olympic Skateboarder Bombette Martin on Her Upcoming P448 Sneaker Collab . 2024-09-15 . Footwear News . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2023-09-07 . Backed by Mark Wahlberg Italian Brand Turns to Skateboarding for One of a Kind Partnership . 2024-09-15 . EssentiallySports . en.
  13. Web site: 2023-11-03 . P448 Relocates NYC Shop Again, Plans to Open Boston Outpost and First Outlet Store Later This Month . 2024-09-15 . Yahoo Life . en-US.

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