Ryan Decenzo
{{short description|Canadian skateboarder}}
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|birth_place = Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Ryan Decenzo (born July 20, 1986) is a Canadian skateboarder competing in the street discipline.{{cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/Ryan-Decenzo/|title=Ryan Decenzo|website=olympic.ca|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|accessdate=July 21, 2024}}
Career
Decenzo has competed at over 20 X-Games and has won multiple medals.{{cite web |url=https://sharpmagazine.com/2024/07/17/paris-olympics-2024-ryan-decenzo-interview/ |title=Canadian Olympian Ryan Decenzo Talks Skateboarding, Paris, & ‘Good Vibes’|last=Mastine-Frost|first=Justin|date=July 17, 2024|website=www.sharpmagazine.com|publisher=Sharp|access-date=July 21, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/get-to-know-skateboarder-ryan-decenzo|title=Ryan Decenzo is ready to represent on the global stage|last=Asselin|first=Greg|date=November 2, 2023|website=www.redbull.com/|publisher=Red Bull|access-date=July 21, 2024}}
In 2022, Decenzo in collabration with Red Bull, completed a 20-foot creek gap in the wilderness, landing a kickflip and frontside flip using plywood. This marked his continued effort to take skateboarding into natural environments.{{cite web |title=Ryan Decenzo is pushing the limits of skateboarding, again |url=https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/ryan-decenzo-alpine-skateboarding |first=Laurent |last=Briggs |website=RedBull.com |access-date=November 29, 2024}}
In August 2023, Decenzo was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.{{cite press release|orig-date=August 30, 2023|title=Four skateboarders to make their Pan American Games debut for Team Canada at Santiago 2023 |url=https://olympic.ca/press/four-skateboarders-to-make-their-pan-american-games-debut-for-team-canada-at-santiago-2023/|location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|access-date=September 6, 2023}} Decenzo finished in fourth place in the street event at the games. In July 2024, Decenzo was named to Canada's 2024 Olympic team.{{cite web|last=Fenton|first=Caela|title=Four Team Canada skateboarders will take to the park and streets of Paris 2024|url=https://olympic.ca/2024/06/26/four-team-canada-skateboarders-will-take-to-the-park-and-streets-of-paris-2024/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=June 26, 2024|access-date=July 21, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/skateboarding/canada-olympic-skateboard-team-paris-1.7247484|title=14-year-old Pan Am champion De Fazio Ebert named to Canadian Olympic skateboard team|date=June 26, 2024|website=www.cbc.ca/sports/|agency=Canadian Press|publisher=CBC Sports|access-date=July 21, 2024}} Decenzo is currently managed by [https://superheroesmgmt.com Superheroes Management.]
References
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External links
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- [https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/athlete/ryan-decenzo Athlete profile of Ryan Decenzo] on Redbull.com
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Category:Canadian skateboarders
Category:Sportspeople from Burnaby
Category:Skateboarders at the 2023 Pan American Games