Matt Berger
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 10, 1993 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Rank | 18th[1] |
Matt Berger (born October 10, 1993) is a Canadian skateboarder, competing in the street discipline.[2] Berger currently resides in Huntington Beach, California.[2]
Career
[edit]At the 2021 Street Skateboarding World Championships Berger finished in sixth.[2]
In June 2021, Berger was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team, in the inaugural skateboarding competition.[3][4][5] Berger ultimately competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, placing 20th overall. In 2024, Berger qualified for his second Olympics in Paris, and placed 11th overall.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Male". World Skate. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ a b c "Matt Berger". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Canada names first Olympic skateboard team for 2020 Tokyo Games". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (11 June 2021). "Three men to form Canada's first ever Olympic skateboarding team". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "The List of Future Olympic Skateboarders Is Official!!!". www.worldskate.org. World Skate. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (26 June 2024). "Four Team Canada skateboarders will take to the park and streets of Paris 2024". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "14-year-old Pan Am champion De Fazio Ebert named to Canadian Olympic skateboard team". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Matt Berger at The Boardr
- Matt Berger at the X Games (archived)
- Matt Berger at Team Canada
- Matt Berger at Olympics.com
- Matt Berger at Olympedia
- Matt Berger on Instagram
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