SANTIAGO Manny

10 Sep 1985
35
Male
CAYEY
 
Puerto Rico
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SKB Skateboarding Men's Street 19

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Skate World Championships
YearLocationStreet
2021Rome, ITA65
2019Sao Paulo, BRA9
2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA34

X Games
YearLocationStreet
2014Austin, TX, USA20
2012Los Angeles, CA, USA6

WS SLS World Tour
YearLocationStreet
2021Rome, ITA65
2019London, GBR9
2019Los Angeles, CA, USA48
2019Sao Paulo, BRA9
2018Huntington Beach, CA, USA5
2018London, GBR34
2018Los Angeles, CA, USA5
2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA34
2017Barcelona, ESP20
2017Chicago, IL, USA64
2017Munich, GER20
2017Tampa, FL, USA64
2016Newark, NJ, USA18

Dew Tour
YearLocationStreet
2021Des Moines, IA, USA7
2019Long Beach, CA, USA41
2018Long Beach, CA, USA24
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El Mella'o, Manny Slays All [for his aggressive style of skating]. (primerahora.com, 23 May 2021; dewtour.com, 2020)
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Listening to music, dancing. (olympics.com, 22 Jun 2021)
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Athlete
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English, Spanish
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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)
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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)
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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)
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To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (elvocero.com, 21 Jun 2021)
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Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rican tennis player Monica Puig. (olympics.com, 22 Jun 2021)
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"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)
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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)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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