SANTIAGO Manny

Date of Birth: 10 Sep 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CAYEY

Birth Country:

Puerto Rico

Place of residence : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skateboarding	Men's Street	19

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

World Skate World Championships

Year	Location	Street
2021	Rome, ITA	65
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	9
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	34

Year	Location	Street
2014	Austin, TX, USA	20
2012	Los Angeles, CA, USA	6

WS SLS World Tour

Year	Location	Street
2021	Rome, ITA	65
2019	London, GBR	9
2019	Los Angeles, CA, USA	48
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	9
2018	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	5
2018	London, GBR	34
2018	Los Angeles, CA, USA	5
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	34
2017	Barcelona, ESP	20
2017	Chicago, IL, USA	64
2017	Munich, GER	20
2017	Tampa, FL, USA	64
2016	Newark, NJ, USA	18

Year	Location	Street
2021	Des Moines, IA, USA	7
2019	Long Beach, CA, USA	41
2018	Long Beach, CA, USA	24

El Mella'o, Manny Slays All [for his aggressive style of skating]. (primerahora.com, 23 May 2021; dewtour.com, 2020)

Listening to music, dancing. (olympics.com, 22 Jun 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

His missing front tooth is the result of a fall while skating. (streetleague.com, 2017)

He underwent surgery on both of his ankles in 2016, which kept him out of action for most of the year. (streetleague.com, 2017)

He took up the sport at age 13 in Lowell, MA, United States of America. (Comite Olimpico de Puerto Rico YouTube channel, 24 May 2021; olympics.com, 22 Jun 2021)

He saw a group of kids with skateboards and became curious about the sport. "I was going to a friend's home and saw some kids who were laughing and having a good time at a skatepark. I did not understand why there were having so much fun with a skateboard, because it was not common practice for people from Puerto Rico. When I asked if I could try it, I fell in love with it. Suddenly my mind became clear, all problems disappeared and I was just enjoying the present moment. And I haven't stopped since." (Comite Olimpico de Puerto Rico YouTube channel, 24 May 2021)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (elvocero.com, 21 Jun 2021)

Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rican tennis player Monica Puig. (olympics.com, 22 Jun 2021)

Philosophy:

"You have to dream and keep dreaming, and believe in your dreams. I've been like this as long as I can remember, always active and happy and as an adult I've learned a lot." (olympics.com, 22 Jun 2021)

He was named Rookie of the Year of the 2011 Dew Tour in the United States of America. (dewtour.com, 2020)

General Interest

Preferred stance
Goofy (theboardr.com, 2020)

General
FROM PUERTO RICO TO THE UNITED STATES
He was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico. His family relocated to Lowell, MA, United States of America when he was age four. He says the addition of skateboarding to the Olympic programme gave him a motivational boost at a time when he was feeling "tired" with skating. "I have won many medals in my career, and I was at a point where I was feeling a bit tired. I did not know what to do next in my career, and then the news arrived. At that moment I said, 'Wow, I can represent my island [Puerto Rico] in a world competition like the Olympics,' and that lit a fire for me. All my plans changed and I got focused on the Olympic Games, and to win gold. I want to become the first male skateboarder to win an Olympic gold medal for my country." (Comite Olimpico de Puerto Rico YouTube channel, 24 May 2021; dewtour.com, 2020; olympics.com, 22 Jun 2021, 18 Jun 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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