Gavin Bottger

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| nickname = Gavo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2007|01|05}}

| birth_place = South Lake Tahoe, California, U.S.

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| country = United States

| sport = Skateboarding

| position = Goofy-footed

| rank = 3rd{{cite web |title=Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Male |url=https://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/ranking-paris-2024.html |website=World Skate |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=August 6, 2024}}

| event = Park

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Gavin Bottger ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|t|g|ər}} {{respell|BOT|ghər}}; born January 5, 2007) is an American skateboarder and member of the USA Skateboarding National Team. He won gold at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Bottger was born to Renee and Scott Bottger in South Lake Tahoe, California and raised in Oceanside, California.{{cite web |url=https://www.skateboarding.com/features/microscope-gavin-bottger |title=Under The Microscope: Gavin Bottger |website=skateboarding.com |first=Brian |last=Blakely |date=May 1, 2018 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/south-lake-local-skateboarder-15-makes-2024-olympic-team/ |title=South Lake local skateboarder, 15, makes 2022 Olympic Team |newspaper=Tahoe Daily Tribune |first=Miranda |last=Jacobson |date=February 3, 2022 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} He began skateboarding at five years old.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/gavin-bottger_1944220 |title=BOTTGER Gavin |work=Paris 2024 Olympics |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/skateboardings-next-generation/ |title=Skateboarding's next generation |newspaper=Tahoe Daily Tribune |first=Elyse |last=Brightman |date=June 11, 2014 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}

Career

In December 2022, Bottger was named to the USA Skateboarding National Team.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/gavin-bottger-casual-skater-olympic-qualifier-series |title=Gavin Bottger: the most casual skater in the Olympic Qualifier Series - until he drops in |website=olympics.com |first=Annie |last=Fast |date=May 16, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} He competed at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship in Sharjah, which were postponed until February 2023, where he broke his wrist on his second run in the quarterfinals. He underwent surgery and was out for six weeks.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/skateboarding-park-world-championships-2022-men-semi-finals-results |title=Skateboarding Park World Championships 2022 in 2023: Brazilian Augusto Akio tops men's semi-finals |website=olympics.com |first=Chloe |last=Merrell |date=February 11, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.skateboarding.com/trending-news/back-in-action-gavin-bottger-is-ripping-after-six-weeks-of-injury-downtime |title=Back In Action: Gavin Bottger Is Ripping After Six Weeks Of Injury Downtime |website=skateboarding.com |first=Brian |last=Blakely |date=March 29, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}

He then competed at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship in Rome in October 2023 where he won a gold medal in the park event with a score of 94.03.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/wst-rome-park-world-championships-2023-gavin-bottger-mens-gold |title=WST Rome Park World Championships 2023: Gavin Bottger leaves it late to take men's title |website=olympics.com |date=October 8, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2023/october/09/bottger-captures-world-title-as-park-skateboarders-from-team-usa-bring-home-three-medals-at-world-championships- |title=Gavin Bottger Captures World Title, Minna Stess makes history |website=teamusa.com |first=Kristen |last=Gowdy |date=October 9, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}

As of June 2024, Bottger was ranked third in the Olympic World Skateboarding rankings, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/skateboarding-101-us-olympic-roster-and-athlete-news |title=Skateboarding 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news |website=nbcolympics.com |first=Shawn |last=Smith |date=June 26, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/07/25/san-diego-county-and-gavin-bottgers-backyard-pool-is-skateboardings-global-epicenter/ |title=San Diego County, and Gavin Bottger's backyard pool, is skateboarding's global epicenter |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune |first=Mark |last=Zeigler |date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} During the men's park event he finished in tenth place during the preliminary round with a score 86.95 and failed to advance to the finals.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-skateboarder-2024-paris-olympics/3590934/ |title=San Diego stoked after local skateboarders earn medals at 2024 Paris Olympics |website=nbcsandiego.com |first=Christina |last=Bravo |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 7, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://ktvz.com/sports/nbc-olympics/2024/08/07/u-s-skateboarder-bottger-squeezed-out-of-mens-park-final/ |title=U.S. skateboarder Bottger squeezed out of men's park final |website=KTVZ |first=Christina |last=Bravo |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 7, 2024}}

References

External links

[https://usaskateboarding.com/pages/usa-skateboard-team USA Skateboarding Team]
{{Team USA|new_id=gavin-bottger}}
{{Olympics.com|gavin-bottger}}
{{X Games profile|new_id=gavin-bottger}}
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Category:2007 births

Category:Living people

Category:American skateboarders

Category:Olympic skateboarders for the United States

Category:Skateboarders at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:People from South Lake Tahoe, California

Category:World Skateboarding Championship medalists

Category:X Games competitors

Category:21st-century American sportsmen