Richard Tury
Slovak professional skateboarder
About Richard Tury
Born 1993. Richard Tury is a Slovak skateboarder.
Richard Tury (born 10 June 1993) is a Slovak professional skateboarder. Tury represented Slovakia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the Men's street category, placing 5th in the final. He was the first ever skateboarder to represent Slovakia at the Olympic Games.
Early life Tury grew up in the Ťahanovce housing estates of Košice, Slovakia where he learned to skateboard starting from the age of 6. He picked up skateboarding due to the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.
Career Tury placed 5th in the Men's street category at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championship in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates on 5 February 2023.
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Who is Richard Tury?
Slovak professional skateboarder
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Richard Tury was born on 10 June 1993.
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Richard Tury is a skateboarder.
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Richard Tury is Slovak.
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