Candy Jacobs

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Candy Jacobs (born 12 June 1990) is a Dutch professional street skateboarder.^[2] She won the silver medal at the 2018 European Skateboarding Championships. She competed at the World Skateboarding Championships in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and at the X Games in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, and 2019.^[3]

Candy Jacobs

Personal information
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1990-06-12) 12 June 1990 (age 35) Tegelen, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Skateboarding
Position	Goofy-footed
Rank	8th (June 2021)[1]
Event	Street

She was scheduled to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics, but had to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test while in Japan a few days before the opening ceremony.^[4][5]

Jacobs started skateboarding when she was 13 years old in highschool. She is the owner of a skatepark in Venlo that was opened in 2020. In January 2021, Jacobs underwent knee surgery for a torn meniscus and damaged cartilage after she had been struggling with knee issues for years.^[3]