Skateboarding Facts.

1. Skateboarding has been popular for more than 50 years.
2. Skateboards have been around since the 1930s. The first ones were simple wooden boxes on metal wheels. They have changed a lot since then!
3. The first skateboarding contest took place in California in 1963. Since then, thousands of contests have taken place all over the world.
4. In 1976, the first outdoor skate park opened in Florida. Since then, hundreds of parks have been opened in countries around the world.
5. Skateboarding can be dangerous. Since last year, more than 15,600 people in the United States alone have gone to hospital emergency rooms because of injuries.
6. When he was seven years old, Jon Comer lost his right foot as a result of a car accident. But that didn’t stop him. Since then, he has become one of the best-know professional skateboarders in the world.
7. Tony Hawk hasn’t competed professionally for many years, but he is still the most famous and successful skateboarder in the world.