Andy macdonald biography

American skateboarder (born )

Andy Macdonald (born July 31, ) is an American professional skateboarder.

Andy Macdonald: the 51-year-old Olympic skateboarding legend

As of September , he holds the record for the most X Games medals in vert skateboarding and won the World Cup Skateboarding competition eight times.^[1]

He represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games.

Early life

Macdonald is originally from Melrose, Massachusetts, and started skateboarding in when he was 12 years old.

He graduated from Newton North High School in ^[2] His father, Rodrick Macdonald, was born in Luton, England.^[3]

Professional skateboarding

Macdonald became a professional skateboarder in In he was selected the "Best Overall Skater" in the "Readers Poll" of Transworld Skateboarding magazine, and was also chosen to host Transworld's skateboarding "Trick Tip" video, Starting Point 2: Transitions.

He has received praise for his perennial consistency as he medals in most of the competition