Richard Tury
Slovak skateboarder (born 1993)
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Richard Tury (born 10 June 1993) is a Slovak professional skateboarder. Tury represented Slovakia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the Men's street category, placing 5th in the final.[2] He was the first ever skateboarder to represent Slovakia at the Olympic Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Rišo |
| Nationality | Slovakia |
| Born | 10 June 1993 Košice, Slovakia |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Slovakia |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Rank | 9th – street (August 2024)[1] |
Early life
Tury grew up in the Ťahanovce housing estates of Košice, Slovakia where he learned to skateboard starting from the age of 6.[3] He picked up skateboarding due to the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.[4]
Career
Tury placed 5th in the Men's street category at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 5 February 2023.[5]
