Gavin Bottger Explained

Gavin Bottger
Nickname:Gavo
Birth Date:5 January 2007
Birth Place:South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.
Country:United States
Sport:Skateboarding
Position:Goofy-footed
Rank:3rd[1]
Event:Park

Gavin Bottger (; born January 5, 2007) is an American skateboarder and member of the USA Skateboarding National Team. He won gold at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Bottger was born to Renee and Scott Bottger in South Lake Tahoe, California and raised in Oceanside, California.[2] [3] He began skateboarding at five years old.[4] [5]

Career

In December 2022, Bottger was named to the USA Skateboarding National Team.[6] He competed at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship in Sharjah, which were postponed until February 2023, where he broke his wrist on his second run in the quarterfinals. He underwent surgery and was out for six weeks.[7] [8]

He then competed at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship in Rome in October 2023 where he won a gold medal in the park event with a score of 94.03.[9] [10]

As of June 2024, Bottger was ranked third in the Olympic World Skateboarding rankings, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11] [12] During the men's park event he finished in tenth place during the preliminary round with a score 86.95 and failed to advance to the finals.[13] [14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Male . . August 6, 2024 . August 6, 2024.
  2. Web site: Under The Microscope: Gavin Bottger . skateboarding.com . Brian . Blakely . May 1, 2018 . July 29, 2024.
  3. Web site: South Lake local skateboarder, 15, makes 2022 Olympic Team . . Miranda . Jacobson . February 3, 2022 . July 29, 2024.
  4. Web site: Gavin Bottger . olympics.com . July 29, 2024.
  5. Web site: Skateboarding's next generation . . Elyse . Brightman . June 11, 2014 . July 29, 2024.
  6. Web site: Gavin Bottger: the most casual skater in the Olympic Qualifier Series - until he drops in . olympics.com . Annie . Fast . May 16, 2024 . July 29, 2024.
  7. Web site: Skateboarding Park World Championships 2022 in 2023: Brazilian Augusto Akio tops men's semi-finals . olympics.com . Chloe . Merrell . February 11, 2023 . July 29, 2024.
  8. Web site: Back In Action: Gavin Bottger Is Ripping After Six Weeks Of Injury Downtime . skateboarding.com . Brian . Blakely . March 29, 2023 . July 29, 2024.
  9. Web site: WST Rome Park World Championships 2023: Gavin Bottger leaves it late to take men's title . olympics.com . October 8, 2023 . July 29, 2024.
  10. Web site: Gavin Bottger Captures World Title, Minna Stess makes history . teamusa.com . Kristen . Gowdy . October 9, 2023 . July 29, 2024.
  11. Web site: Skateboarding 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news . nbcolympics.com . Shawn . Smith . June 26, 2024 . July 29, 2024.
  12. Web site: San Diego County, and Gavin Bottger's backyard pool, is skateboarding's global epicenter . . Mark . Zeigler . July 26, 2024 . July 29, 2024.
  13. Web site: San Diego stoked after local skateboarders earn medals at 2024 Paris Olympics . nbcsandiego.com . Christina . Bravo . August 7, 2024 . August 7, 2024.
  14. Web site: U.S. skateboarder Bottger squeezed out of men's park final . . Christina . Bravo . August 7, 2024 . August 7, 2024.

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