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History of skateboarding

By Okaydokey
  • 2016 BCE

    Skateboarding as we know it today

    Skateboarding as we know it today
    The skateboards we know today got made in the start of 1970

  • First skateboards

    First skateboards
    First board was made in 1940

  • Growing fast

    Growing fast
    Skateboarding is growing rapidly

  • Wheels

    Wheels
    Untill 1972 people used clay as wheels but in 1972 a guy called Frank newsworthy made wheels as we know them today!

  • Ollie

    Ollie
    Untill this year no tricks or anything had been made, but a friendly chap called Alan Gefrand invented the ollie

  • End of 1979

    End of 1979
    At the end of 1979 big investors started investing in skateboarding.

  • The first tricks

    The first tricks
    The first tricks was attendent at the late 70's

  • Skate parks

    Skate parks
    The parks as we know them today is starting to get produced

  • One of the most known

    One of the most known
    One of the most known skaters called tony hawk made his first pro debut at 1999