Danny Way
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Danny Way is a professional skateboarder
Skateboarding
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Awards and achievements

  • 1986: Won the first contest he entered at age 11
  • 1989: Won his first vert contest in Michigan
  • 1990: Was one of the first skaters to try the 900 but failed to land it; in the 1990 skate video called "Risk It", he tried it at the end of his run at the Munster Masters skate comp.
  • 1991: Was named Thrasher Magazine Skater Of The Year in 1991
  • 1997: Broke the World Record for Biggest Air with a 12 foot kickflip
  • 1997: Dropped in from a helicopter onto a ramp, and is the only skater to have ever attempted this
  • 2002: Set the Long Distance Jump record with a 65 foot jump in 2002; on this same jump, he also broke the Biggest Air record, going 18 feet 3 inches above the top of the ramp (this record would later be broken)
  • 2003: On June 19 at the Point X Camp megaramp, broke his own Long Distance Jump record with a distance of 75 feet, and also broke his own Biggest Air record, going 23.5 feet above the top of the ramp
  • 2004: Won a gold medal at X Games, and once again broke his Long Distance Jump record with a distance of 79 feet
  • 2004: Was named Thrasher Magazine Skater Of The Year
  • July 9, 2005: He jumped over the Great Wall Of China
    Great Wall of China
    The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups...

     on a skateboard
  • 2005: Won his 2nd Big Air Gold Medal at X Games XI
  • 2006: Won his 3rd Big Air Gold medal at X Games XII
  • 2006: In May, landed the first backflip and backflip Rocket Air on a megaramp in Mexico City
  • 2006: He was the first to Drop from the top of the guitar at the Hard Rock Cafe
    Hard Rock Cafe
    Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Americans Peter Morton & Isaac Tigrett. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2006, Hard Rock was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and...

     and Casino from a height of 82 feet.
  • 2009: Broke the Land Speed Record on a skateboard with the help of Rob Dyrdek
    Rob Dyrdek
    Robert Stanley "Rob" Dyrdek is an American professional skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, producer, philanthropist, and reality TV star. He is best known for his roles in the reality shows Rob and Big, Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and Ridiculousness .- Personal life :Rob Dyrdek was born in...

  • 2009: Won first ever Big Air Rail Jam at X Games 15 in the Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Sponsors

Way's sponsors are Independent trucks, DC Shoes and apparel, and is the owner of Plan B skateboards along with Colin McKay. has a brother he has a brother called JULIAN WAY

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