Bombette Martin (born 1 June 2006) is a British-American skateboarder.[2] She won the women's park event at the 2021 GB Skateboard Championships.[3][4] Martin and Sky Brown were selected to represent Great Britain in skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] She became the first skateboarder to ever compete in a park event in the Olympic Games.[6]
.jpg) Martin at Pier 62 Skatepark in July 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British-American |
| Born | 1 June 2006 Manhattan, New York, US |
| Occupation | Skateboarder |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Position | Goofy-footed |
| Rank | 27th (Park)[1] |
| Event(s) | Park, vert |
| Pro tour(s) | Dew Tour |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | 2021 GB Skateboard Championship: Women's park – Gold |
Martin was born and lives in New York City, though she spent much of her childhood in her father’s home city of Birmingham, England, and holds dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States.[7] About joining Team GB rather than Team USA for the 2020 Olympics, Martin said, "I like to make the joke that I'm half a New Yorker, and 3/4ths a Brummie! I spent so much of my childhood in Birmingham because my dad is British, so I guess it didn't really cross my mind, or my family's mind, to even try and compete for America. We just decided to try and go for Great Britain and it's worked out."[8]
She was named after her father, Jon "Bomber" Martin, an amateur boxer.[8]
Bombette credits Andrew Gelles as her first skateboard coach, meeting him at her local skatepark.[9]
In 2021, Bombette and her brother and fellow skateboarder, Kayo Martin, were featured in a promotional campaign for Gap Inc.[10]
In 2023, Bombette released a capsule collection of sneakers with Italian brand P448.[11][12] As of November 2023, Bombette is a brand ambassador for P448.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Hope, Nick (9 April 2021). "Olympic skateboarding: 'Fearless' teen Bombette Martin seeks 'dream' Tokyo place". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Bombette Martin: 14-year-old Tokyo 2020 hopeful wins GB Skateboard Championships". BBC Sport (Digital news short). 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Skateboard England X Habito National Championships 2021". Skateboard GB (Press release). 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Sky Brown: 12-year-old skateboarder picked for GB Olympic team". Newsround. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Skateboarding - Heat 1 Results". Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023. (The men's park event was the following day.)
- ^ Teen Goes from Spectator to Skateboarding Star (Broadcast news segment). Voice of America. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ a b Ransom, Ben (29 April 2021). "Bombette Martin: Team GB's 14 year-old Olympic skateboarding hopeful". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Wright, George (30 July 2021). "Bombs Away". Big Issue North. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ Moin, David (11 April 2021). "Activists and Artists, Young and Old, in Latest Gap Campaign". WWD. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Johns, Nikara (3 March 2023). "Teenage Olympic Skateboarder Bombette Martin on Her Upcoming P448 Sneaker Collab". Footwear News. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Backed by Mark Wahlberg Italian Brand Turns to Skateboarding for One of a Kind Partnership". EssentiallySports. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "P448 Relocates NYC Shop Again, Plans to Open Boston Outpost and First Outlet Store Later This Month". Yahoo Life. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
External links
edit- Bombette Martin at Olympedia
- Bombette Martin at The Boardr
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