Amy Caron (born November 2, 1984) is a professional skateboarder living in Long Beach, California.
Amy Caron | |
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| Born | November 2, 1984 Castro Valley, California |
| Occupation | Professional Skateboarder |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Skateboarding
editCaron is at the forefront of a small group of professional female skaters. She began skateboarding at the age of 12, and is currently sponsored by Meow Skateboards. Caron has stood on the X Games podium in the bronze-medal position three times—2003 in Park and 2007 and 2008 in Street. She is co-founder of the skateboarding magazine, Bigfoot Skateboard Magazine, along with co-founder and fellow skateboarder Meghan McGuire.
Skateboard videos
editCaron is heavily featured on the skate DVD AKA: Girl Skater. It features footage of her 1st place win at the Gallaz Skate Jam in Australia.[1] Caron's prize was a new Ford car, which she crashed in the stadium.[2][3]
She is also featured in the renowned female skate DVD Getting Nowhere Faster.
References
edit- ^ Lotta. "Review: AKA – Girl Skater". Rubicon Girl. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ http://www.thesideproject.com/amycaron.htm[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lisa Whitaker (2003). "The Side Project: Amy Caron Interview". Archived from the original on 15 March 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2017.