David Benedek (born 3 June[1] 1980 in Munich, West Germany[2]) is a former professional snowboarder.[3] He was a co-founder of former US-based production company Robot Food, his creative work has been awarded by a variety of organisations including the Art Directors Club of Europe, the Red Dot[4] and the IF Design Award.[2] Neon Magazine named him as one of the 100 most influential young Germans.

Competitive history

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  • Best Trick Award, Red Bull Gap Session, 2006 & 2008[5]
  • Transworld Readers Poll 2006 Standout of the Year[6]
  • Snowboarder Magazine Rider of the Year 2004[2]
  • Snowboarder Magazine Best Video Part of the Year 2004[2]
  • Snowboarder Magazine Rider of the Year 2003[2]
  • Snowboarder Magazine Best Video Part of the Year 2003 [2]
  • Burton European Open Winner 2003
  • 1st, Nokia Air & Style 2002

Snowboard films

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  • 2000 Optigrab (TB10)
  • 2002 Afterbang
  • 2003 Lame
  • 2004 Afterlame
  • 2005 91 Words for Snow
  • 2006 Red Bull Gap Session 2006
  • 2007 In Short

References

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  1. ^ Lat34 Athlete Bio David Benedek. Retrieved September 4th, 2007
  2. ^ a b c d e f DLD Conference Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine David Benedek. Retrieved September 4, 2007
  3. ^ "David Benedek Real Talk Interview". Pyramid Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ^ "RedDot Book Current State Snowboarding". J. Gotteswinter GmbH. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ shralp! video podcast Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine Red Bull Gap Session Full Video Report. Retrieved December 12th, 2007
  6. ^ Transworld Snowboarding Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine 8th Annual TransWorld Riders Poll Awards. Retrieved September 4th, 2007
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