Richard Tury Explained

Full Name:Richard Tury
Nickname:Rišo
Nationality:Slovakia
Birth Date:10 June 1993
Birth Place:Košice, Slovakia
Height:183 cm
Weight:83 kg
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

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

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

  1. Web site: Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Male . . 2024-08-06 . en . 2024-08-06.
  2. Web site: TURY Richard . olympics.com . 28 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Richard Tury . olympic.sk.
  4. Web site: Kano . Shintaro . A PlayStation and skateboarding are showing Richard Tury the way to Paris 2024 . 30 July 2024.
  5. Web site: Skateboarding Street World Championships 2022 in 2023 . olympics.com . 28 July 2024.

External links