Alessandro "Alex" Sorgente (born November 26, 1997)[2] is an American-born Italian park skateboarder.[3][4][5] He participated at the 2016 World Skateboarding Championship, being awarded the gold medal in the park event.[6] Sorgente was set to participate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the skateboarding competition, but had a sprained ankle.[1] Sorgente also participated at the X Games.[7]
.jpg) Sorgente in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alessandro Sorgente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 26, 1997 (age 26) Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy (2024–present) United States (2011–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Park skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b Wilson, Todd (June 21, 2021). "South Florida skateboard pro heading to Olympics". WPTV-TV. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Alex Sorgente". X Games. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Alex Sorgente and Brighton Zeuner Crowned Vans Park Series World Champions". Van Park Series. August 20, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ Price, Karen (September 7, 2019). "Team USA Skateboarders Alex Sorgente, Tristan Rennie Podium At Vans Park Series World Championships". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Alex Sorgente Crowned VPS World Champion". GoPro. November 1, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "World Skateboarding Championship Results", World Skate
- ^ Curreri, Gary (August 16, 2018). "Sorgente strikes gold at X Games Minneapolis 2018". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
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External links
edit- Alex Sorgente at The Boardr
- Alex Sorgente at the X Games (archive)
- Alex Sorgente on Instagram
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