Dallas Oberholzer

{{Short description|South African skateboarder}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

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| birth_place = Durban, South Africa

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| education = Damelin College

| alma_mater = University of Natal

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| sport = Skateboarding

| position = Regular footed

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Dallas Oberholzer (born 27 June 1975) is a South African professional skateboarder.{{cite web|last=MacIver|first=Amy|date=8 July 2021|title=Meet Dallas Oberholzer, the 46-year-old pro South African skater off to Olympics|url=https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/421380/meet-dallas-oberholzer-the-46-year-old-pro-south-african-skater-representing-sa-at-tokyo-olympics|url-status=live|access-date=26 July 2021|website=CapeTalk|type=Radio interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708142617/https://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/421380/meet-dallas-oberholzer-the-46-year-old-pro-south-african-skater-representing-sa-at-tokyo-olympics |archive-date=8 July 2021 }}

He competed in the men's park event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics{{cite web|title=Athletes: OBERHOLZER Dallas (Skateboarding)|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1319590-oberholzer-dallas.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804233614/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1319590-oberholzer-dallas.htm|archive-date=4 August 2021|access-date=4 August 2021|website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Olympics.com}} and was the second oldest competitor in this event, behind Rune Glifberg.{{cite web|title=Athletes: OBERHOLZER Dallas (Skateboarding)|url=https://doseskateboarding.com/articles/dallas-oberholzer-the-46-year-old-south-african-skater-at-the-olympics|access-date=4 August 2021|website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Dose Skateboarding}} He finished 20th in the 2021 competition.https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/tokyo-2020/results/skateboarding/men-s-park

Oberholzer returned to Olympic competition in the 2024 Paris Summer Games, competing once more in the men's park event and finishing 22nd in the prelims.https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/skateboarding/men-s-park/qual-------- At age 49, he was the second-oldest competitor in the 2024 event. Veteran British/American skateboarder Andy Macdonald was older at age 51.

Biography

Oberholzer started skateboarding in 1985. He graduated 1996 with a bachelor's degree in Business/Commerce from the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg.{{cite web|title=OBERHOLZER Dallas|url=https://www.ukzn.ac.za/wp-content/miscFiles/publications/NUDFAreport_1.pdf|access-date=4 August 2021|website=Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Dose Skateboarding}}

In August 2024, he was the subject of an Associated Press profile article which chronicled his odyssey to the 2024 Paris Olympics.https://apnews.com/article/2024-paris-olympics-skateboarding-africa-mental-health-4737d748badb97b7ce083061e27f2595

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