Zion Wright
{{short description|American skateboarder}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
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| birth_place = Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
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| occupation = Professional skateboarder
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| country = United States
| sport = Skateboarding
| position = Regular footed
| rank = 5th in Park; 183rd in Street (June 2021){{cite web |title=Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Male |url=http://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/rankings.html |website=World Skate |access-date=August 5, 2021 |language=en |date=June 30, 2021}}
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Zion Wright (born February 3, 1999) is a regular-footed American skateboarder.{{cite web |title=Zion Wright |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/athlete/zion-wright-skateboarding |website=Red Bull |language=en}} In 2019, Wright solidified himself as one of the newest generation's stars after being named a member of the USA Skateboarding Team.
Early life
Wright grew up in Jupiter, Florida. He first started skateboarding at the age of 4 and quickly became a respected skateboarder in his home state of Florida. At the age of 16, Wright moved from his hometown to Los Angeles, California in hopes of advancing his skateboarding career. The move seemed to pay off as Wright went pro for Real Skateboards in November 2017.
Skateboarding career
=Videos=
In 2011, Wright had a part in Florida Daze by Mikey Glover, skating to Houdini by Foster The People.{{Cite web |url=http://www.skatevideosite.com/skatevideos/florida-daze/soundtrack |title=Florida Daze skate video soundtrack - Video by Mikey Glover {{!}} Skatevideosite |website=skatevideosite.com |access-date=March 22, 2019}} Wright also had parts in the 2013, Florida Daze 2 and the 2015, Florida Daze 3.{{Cite web |url=http://www.skatevideosite.com/skaters/7211/zion+wright |title=Zion Wright skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Zion Wright. {{!}} Skatevideosite |website=skatevideosite.com |access-date=March 22, 2019}} In 2017, Wright had a part in the Thrasher - Am Scramble 2017 video and in the Real skateboards, By Any Means video.
=Competitions=
- 2018 - 1st Place: 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Tour - Huntington Beach, CA{{Cite web |url=http://www.vansusopenofsurfing.com/2018-skate/news-article/wildcard-zion-wright-celebrates-first-vans-park-series-victory |title=Wildcard Zion Wright Celebrates First Vans Park Series Victory |website=Vans US Open of Surfing {{!}} July 28 to August 5, 2018 {{!}} Huntington Beach, California |language=en |access-date=March 22, 2019}}
- 2018 - 2nd Place: Simple Session - Tallinn, Estonia{{Cite web |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/tv/video/AP-1Y72PT4292111/2nd-place-skate-run |title=2nd place skate run {{!}} Simple Session 2019 |website=Red Bull TV |language=en |access-date=March 22, 2019}}
- 2016 - 3rd Place: Tampa Am - Florida
- 2016 - 1st Place: PHXAM presented by Vans - Phoenix, AZ{{Cite web |url=http://phxam.com/~cowtown/?page_id=3310 |title=2016 Final Round Results |website=phxam.com |language=en-US |access-date=March 22, 2019}}
- 2016 - 2nd Place: Boardr Am - Vista, CA
- 2015 - 1st Place: Harvest Jam Sponsored Finals - Tampa, FL
- 2015 - 5th Place: Damn Am Select Series New York City Finals - New York City, NY
- 2015 - 6th Place: Damn Am Costa Mesa Finals - Costa Mesa, CA
- 2014 - 1st Place: Harvest Jam Sponsored Finals - Tampa, FL
- 2014 - 1st Place: Back to School Bash Sponsored Finals
= Sponsors =
As of March 2019, Wright is sponsored by Real, Vans, Red Bull, Thunder, Spitfire, Skatepark of Tampa (SPoT), Bones Bearings, Nixon, Shake Junt, Kreamy Wax, Hot Wheels, Glassy Sunhaters.{{Cite web |url=https://theboardr.com/profile/4018/Zion_Wright |title=Zion Wright Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video Global Rank: 22nd Overall |last=Meronek |first=Rob |website=TheBoardr |access-date=March 22, 2019}}
Wright is among the 16 members of the inaugural U.S.A Skateboarding National Team announced in March 2019. As part of the team, Wright qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the Men's Park division.{{cite web |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/news/usa-skateboarding-olympic-team-announced/ |title=USA Skateboarding Olympic Team Announced |website=Transworld Skateboarding}}
Media appearances
Wright is set to appear as one of the new playable skaters in the 2025 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4, a remake of the third and fourth entries in the series.{{Cite web |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2025-03-04 |title=Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and 4 remasters revealed, now with a shredding Doom Slayer |url=https://www.polygon.com/gaming/526983/tony-hawks-pro-skater-3-4-remaster-release-date |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [http://skateparkoftampa.com/skater/4018/Zion_Wright Zion Wright] at Skatepark of Tampa
- [https://theboardr.com/profile/4018/Zion_Wright Zion Wright] at The Boardr
- [https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yw9kvb/zion-wright-isnt-worried-about-skater-of-the-year Zion Wright Isn't Worried About Skater of the Year] at Vice
- {{X Games profile|old_id=4010987}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=zion-wright-1069976|old_id=Zion-Wright|sport=usa-skateboarding}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
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Category:African-American skateboarders
Category:American skateboarders
Category:Sportspeople from Jupiter, Florida
Category:Olympic skateboarders for the United States
Category:Skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics