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Shaun White

Shaun White
Shaun White 2008.jpg
White in 2008
Personal information
Full name Shaun Roger White
Born (1986-09-03) September 3, 1986 (age 30)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Snowboarding, Skateboarding
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's Snowboarding
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turin Halfpipe
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Halfpipe
Winter X Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2003 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place 2004 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2006 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2009 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2009 Aspen Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2011 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2012 Aspen Superpipe
Gold medal – first place 2013 Aspen Superpipe
Silver medal – second place 2002 Aspen Superpipe
Silver medal – second place 2002 Aspen Slopestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Aspen Superpipe
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Aspen Slopestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Aspen Slopestyle
Men's Skateboarding
X Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2011 Los Angeles Vert
Silver medal – second place 2005 Los Angeles Vert
Silver medal – second place 2010 Los Angeles Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Los Angeles Vert

Shaun Roger White (born September 3, 1986) is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He holds the X-Games records for gold medals and highest overall medal count, and has won 10 ESPY Awards.

White was born in San Diego, California. His ancestry includes Irish and Italian. He was born with a Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect for which he endured two open-heart operations before the age of one. He stands 5'8" (1.73 m) tall. White spent his formative years riding Okemo Mountain and Bear Mountain, small ski resorts found in Ludlow, Vermont, and the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California.

White quickly drew the eyes of many in the skateboarder scene, including professional skateboarder Tony Hawk. Hawk befriended the nine-year-old White at a local skatepark and mentored him, helping him turn pro in skateboarding at the age of 17. White has won many titles on his skateboard, including the overall title of Action Sports Tour Champion, and was the first person to compete in and win both the Summer and Winter X Games in two different sports.

Following in his older brother's footsteps, White switched from skiing to snowboarding at age six, and by age seven he received his first sponsorship. White has participated in three Winter Olympics in his career. At both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, White won gold in the snowboard halfpipe event. White has also participated in the Winter X Games, where he has won a medal every year since 2002. Including all winter X Games competitions through 2013, his medal count stands at 18 (13 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze), among which is the first quadruple win streak by a male athlete in one discipline, the snowboard slopestyle. White's streak was snapped in 2007 when he lost to Andreas Wiig and Teddy Flandreau, with White taking the bronze. He won the Air & Style Contest in 2003 and 2004.


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