Kelvin Hoefler

Kelvin Hoefler (born 10 February 1994) is a Brazilian professional street skateboarder. He won the silver medal in the inaugural Olympic men's street skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[2]

Kelvin Hoefler

Hoefler at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1994-02-10) 10 February 1994 (age 30) Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation	Professional skateboarder
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
Country	Brazil
Sport	Skateboarding
Rank	14th[1]
Event	Street
Turned pro	2011
Medal record Men's street skateboarding Representing  Brazil Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games – 1 – World Championship 1 1 1 X Games 2 1 2 Total 3 3 3 Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Street World Championships 2015 Chicago Street 2018 Rio de Janeiro Street 2017 Los Angeles Street X Games 2017 Minneapolis 2018 Norway 2018 Sydney 2018 Minneapolis 2018 Norway

Career

Hoefler began skateboarding at age eight in his hometown of Guarujá in the Brazilian state of São Paulo.^[3] After winning some events in his early teens, he committed to pursuing skateboarding as a career.^[4] He made his professional debut in 2011.^[5]

Hoefler steadily climbed the ranks throughout the 2010s to become one of the leading street skateboarders in the world. He has medaled at every major skateboarding tournament – Olympics, World Skateboarding Championship, and X Games – and has won multiple events in the Street League Skateboarding (SLS) and Dew Tour circuits. His top titles include World Championship gold in 2015, X Games Minneapolis gold in 2017, X Games Norway gold in 2018, and silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[6][7]

His sponsors include Powell-Peralta, Monster, and G-Shock.^[8]

References

1. "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Male". World Skate. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
2. Vieira, Sheila (25 July 2021). "Kelvin Hoefler é prata no skate e conquista medalha do Brasil em Tóquio". Olympics.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
3. "Hexacampeão mundial, skatista Kelvin Hoefler se empolga com Jogos de Tóquio-2020". Jornal Hoje em Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
4. Andrade, Gustavo (11 March 2020). "Kelvin Hoefler: biografia, principais títulos e curiosidades". Esportelândia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
5. "Athletes: HOEFLER Kelvin (Skateboarding)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
6. Bugge, Mette (25 May 2019). "Brettet førte ham fra et liv i slummen til et liv i luksus". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 September 2019.
7. Snare, Kaja (20 May 2018). "Måtte i sin første dopingkontroll etter X Games-gullet: – Har gruet meg i flere måneder". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
8. Meronek, Rob. "Profiles and Bios: Kelvin Hoefler". The Boardr. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

External links

• Kelvin Hoefler at the X Games (archive)
• Kelvin Hoefler at Olympics.com
• Kelvin Hoefler at Olympedia