Edgard Pereira
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| Nickname | Vovô (Grandpa) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 1982 (age 41) | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Edgar "Vovô" Pereira (born 13 May 1982), also known as "Edgar Vovô" is a Brazilian professional skateboarder.[1]
Early life[edit]
Pereira was introduced to skateboarding while working as a motorcycle courier in São Bernardo do Campo in 1998. Initially focused on street style riding, Edgard was introduced to mini-ramp skateboarding in 1999 by "the crowd", a group of skateboarders in the Jordanopolis neighborhood. Transition style skateboarding quickly became Pereira's passion, and he began competing in Vert skateboarding contests in Brazil.
Career[edit]
Pereira is most known for his competition in Mega Ramp contests. In 2010, he was invited to his first X Games and finished 6th. In the following year, he finished in 3rd place at X Games Big Air, solidifying his place as a top rider. During the next years he was invited to participate at X Games around the world and was always a top finisher. In 2014, Vovo achieved 3rd place finishes in both the Brazilian Skate Circuit Vertical and X Games Austin Big Air where his run consisted of a backflip and a huge backside 540 heelflip flip, a never before seen trick.
Contest history[edit]
- 2002: 1st in Skate Vertical Amador
- 2003: 1st in Skate Vertical Amador
- 2005: 4th in X Games Brasil, Vertical
- 2006: 5th in Rio Vert Jam, Vertical
- 2007: 6th in Rio Vert Jam, Vertical
- 2008: 8th in OI Vert Jam, Vertical
- 2008: 9th in X Games, Big Air
- 2009: 5th in X Games, Big Air
- 2010: 2nd in Circuito Brasileio de Skate, Vertical
- 2010: 6th in X Games, Big Air
- 2011: 3rd in X Games, Big Air
- 2012: 4th in Circuito Brasileio de Skate, Vertical
- 2012: 8th in X Games Los Angeles, Big Air
- 2013: 6th in Copa Brasil de Skate, Vertical
- 2013: 5th in X Games Foz do Iguaçu, Big Air
- 2013: 7th in X Games Barcelona, Big Air
- 2013: 6th in X Games Munich, Big Air
- 2013: 5th in X Games Los Angeles, Big Air
- 2014: 3rd in Brazilian Skate Circuit, Vertical
- 2014: 3rd in X Games Austin, Big Air
- 2015: 7th in X Games Austin, Big Air
References[edit]
- ^ "Edgard Pereira's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
External links[edit]
- Edgard Vovo Pereira at The Boardr
- Edgard Pereira at the X Games (archived)