Samarria Brevard

Samarria Brevard (born September 22, 1993) is a goofy-footed American skateboarder and musician.[2][3]

Samarria Brevard
Personal information
Birth nameSamarria Brevard
Born (1993-09-22) 22 September 1993[1]
Riverside, California, U.S.A
Height5'6"
Sport
CountryUSA
SportSkateboarding
Medal record
2017 Minneapolis Street

Skateboarding career

Growing up in Riverside, California, Brevard started skating at the age of 13, spending time with brothers and cousins who skated.[4]

In 2011, Brevard took first in the Supergirl Am Jam 2011 in Venice Beach, CA.[5] This performance earned her a place on the Hoopla Skateboards team.[5] In 2013, Brevard placed 4th at the X Games in Los Angeles.[5] In 2014, she placed 10th at the X Games Austin.[5] Also in 2014, Brevard became the first African-American female skateboarder to win the Kimberly Diamond Cup Women’s Street Championship in South Africa.[5]

In 2015, Brevard placed in the top ten in the Women’s Super Crown Championship at the Nike SB Street League Series Skateboarding.[6] Brevard placed 5th at the X Games 2016.[7] In 2016, Brevard, alongside Leo Baker and Nora Vasconcellos, were the mystery guests on Thrasher's King of the Road Season 2.[8]

In July 2017, Brevard place 2nd at the X Games Minneapolis 2017 in the Women's Skateboard Street contest.[9] In her last run, Brevard executed a Tre Flip down an eight-stair drop.[2] Not long after her Silver medal, Enjoi promoted Brevard to pro.[2] Also in 2017, Brevard released a video part in Don't Quit Your Day Job - directed by Erik Sandoval and Monique O’Toole, the first all-female skate film in the US in over a decade, released by Transworld Skateboarding.[10]

In 2018, Brevard released a video part in the Etnies skate video 'ALBUM.'[11]

Sponsors[3]

current:
Enjoi, MovieTickets.com, Bones, Active, etnies, Cloud 9 grip[8]
former:
Hoopla[5]

References
  1. "SPOTLIGHT - Samarria Brevard". Girls Skate Network. 6 June 2012.
  2. Louison, Cole. "Meet Skater Samarria Brevard, the 1st Black Woman to Medal in the X Games". Bleacher Report.
  3. Meronek, Rob. "Samarria Brevard Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video Global Rank: 139th Overall". TheBoardr.
  4. Bailey, Hannah; Pressigny, Clementine de (2 October 2017). "nose grinding with world class skater samarria brevard". I-D.
  5. Lupine, Gideon (2016-06-06). "California Skateboarding Star: Samarria Brevard". CALI Strong Skateboarding. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  6. Roche, Leigh (2017-07-06). "Dropping In: King of the Road Mystery Guest Samarria Brevard". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  7. "Austin 2016 Women's Skateboard Street". X Games. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  8. King of the Road Season 2: Meet the Mystery Guests, retrieved 2019-03-14
  9. "PHOTO RECAP: X Games Minneapolis Day 2 - Aori Nishimura, Levi Sherwood Take Gold". Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  10. Quit Your Day Job on iTunes, retrieved 2019-03-14
  11. "Album: Willow & Samarria Brevard // Skate Video Magazine". Skate Video Magazine. 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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