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Skateboarding is born
Skateboarding was first started in the 1950s. Mellow surfers got the idea to surf the streets. Nobody knows who made the first board, but in the attempt of surfing the streets. The old school skateboarders started out with wooden boxes or decks, with roller skate wheels slapped on. -
Skateboarding gets more "normal"
During the 70s, due to freestyle contests, skateboarding took an evolutionary boost towards the sport that we see today. -
Skateboarding influens clothing style.
During the 80s., skateboarding began to influens clothing styles, musican culture. In 1980’s there was a lot focus on Skateboarding. Many people skated in the streets because it was “cool”. -
The first puplic skate park
The first puplic skate park opened in NYC -
Skateboarding has become more mainstream
Skateboarding has become more mainstream More money has been put into skateboarding thear more skateparks bether skate boards and more skateboardeing companies suports the skaters. -
skateboarding in OL
In 2016, was it announced that skateboarding will be represented at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in Japan.
