VALJALO Brandon

Date of Birth: 11 Jul 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Place of birth: JOHANNESBURG

Birth Country:

South Africa

Place of residence : JOHANNESBURG

Residence Country:

South Africa

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skateboarding	Men's Street	18

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

World Skate World Championships

Year	Location	Street
2021	Rome, ITA	69
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	45
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DNS

WS SLS World Tour

Year	Location	Street
2021	Rome, ITA	69
2019	Los Angeles, CA, USA	84
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	84
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	DNS

World Cup Skateboarding overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Street
2019	1 x 12th, 1 x 25th, 1 x 43rd
2018	1 x 11th, 1 x 18th, 1 x 29th
2017	1 x 14th, 1 x 17th, 1 x 25th

World Cup Skateboarding - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
11	2018	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Graz, AUT
12	2019	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Montreal, QC, CAN
14	2017	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Beroun, CZE
17	2017	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Rotterdam, NED
18	2018	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Rotterdam, NED
25	2019	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Paris, FRA
25	2017	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Graz, AUT
29	2018	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Prague, CZE
30	2018	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Montreal, QC, CAN
43	2019	Street	World Cup Skateboarding	Prague, CZE

Simba [the lion, because of his hair]. (blogs.easyequities.co.za, 21 May 2020)

Golf, football, playing video games. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Marketing - IMM Graduate School, Johannesburg, RSA

Languages spoken:

He has fractured the scaphoid bone in his wrist but did not take any time off from skateboarding. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

He first tried skateboarding at age three on his driveway at home. He began practising more seriously at age nine. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021; valjalo.co.za, 23 May 2021; fourwaysreview.co.za, 25 Feb 2020)

"My dad and brother used to skate, so I picked it up as a hobby. I started enjoying it more and more and first-placed on the podium at a competition when I was about nine or 10." (fourwaysreview.co.za, 25 Feb 2020)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Being selected to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

His father. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Try and fail but never fail to try." (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

General Interest

Preferred stance
Regular (theboardr.com, 01 Jan 2021)

General
CHANGING PERCEPTIONS
He hopes skateboarding's inclusion as an Olympic sport will help change perceptions about the sport. "It's very exciting that skateboarding will be included for the first time at this year's Olympics. It's going to be a new stage for the sport and will hopefully deal with some of the stereotypes associated with skateboarding. Many people see skateboarding as more of a hobby, when in fact it's a professional sport that demands time, effort and skill to compete at international and, now, Olympic level." (benonicitytimes.co.za, 21 Feb 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BrandonValjaloOfficial/
https://instagram.com/brands_valjalo/?hl=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-valjalo-012800aa/?originalSubdomain=za
https://twitter.com/brandonvaljalo?lang=en
Athlete Website: https://valjalo.co.za/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ia_q0OiFQb3IvQspmVSSw

Legend

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

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