(1994-11-30) November 30, 1994 (age 29)[1] Davis, California, U.S.
Occupation
Skateboarder
Years active
2000–present
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Weight
165 lb (75 kg)[2]
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Skateboarding
Turned pro
2005
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
7th (2020)
Medal record
Men's street skateboarding
Representing the United States
World Championships
2010
Street
2012 Newark
Street
2014 Newark
Street
2017 Los Angeles
Street
2018 Rio de Janeiro
Street
2019 São Paulo
Street
2011 Newark
Street
2013 Newark
Street
2015 Chicago
Street
2016 Los Angeles
Street
2020 Rome
Street
Summer X Games[3]
2011 Los Angeles
Street
2012 Los Angeles
Real Street
2013 Los Angeles
Street
2013 Barcelona
Street
2013 Foz do Iguaçu
Street
2014 Austin
Street
2015 Austin
Street
2016 Oslo
Street
2018 Minneapolis
Street
2018 Sydney
Street
2019 Shanghai
Street
2019 Minneapolis
Street Best Trick
2009 Los Angeles
Street
2010 Los Angeles
Street
2016 Austin
Street
2019 Minneapolis
Street
2012 Los Angeles
Street
2017 Minneapolis
Street
2023 California
Street Best Trick
Nyjah Imani Huston (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional skateboarder. With numerous sponsorships and competition prize winnings, Huston is one of the highest paid skateboarders in the world.[4][5] Huston won gold medals at the SLS Super Crown World Championship in 2014, 2017 to 2019, and has won 12 gold medals at the X Games since 2011.[6][7]
Nyjah is widely regarded as one of the greatest skateboarders of all time.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] He is also widely regarded as the greatest contest street skateboarder of all time.[15][16][17]
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^"Nyjah Huston's X Games Medal Count". Xgames.com. X Games. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
^StreetLeague.com (August 26, 2012). "Nyjah Huston is the 2012 Street League Champion! Full Results". StreetLeague.com. Street League, Inc. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
^"Partners | Nyjah Huston". nyjah.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^"Stats | Nyjah Huston". nyjah.com. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^"Nyjah Huston's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^Kim, John (July 1, 2020). "Nyjah Huston, Earth's Greatest Skater, Is Ready To Ride His Second Nike Shoe". Sneaker News. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^"Pro-Skater Nyjah Huston Links with MVMT on His First Watch Collaboration". Highsnobiety. October 21, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^Merrell, C. (2023, December 13). Can Nyjah Huston maintain his perfect Olympic qualifying record? Olympics.com. https://olympics.com/en/news/can-nyjah-huston-maintain-his-perfect-olympic-qualifying-record
^Dator, James (July 24, 2021). "Nyjah Huston's rise from skateboarding's child phenom to Olympic superstar, explained". SBNation.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^Best • •, James (July 24, 2021). "Nyjah Huston Skateboards Toward History at Tokyo Olympics". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^"Olympic Skateboarder Nyjah Huston Trains 5 Days a Week to Shred Like Tony Hawk". Men's Health. July 7, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^Donnelly, Matt (July 13, 2023). "WME Signs Record-Breaking Pro Skateboarder Nyjah Huston (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^NEWS, KYODO. "FEATURE: Huston set on using Olympics to take skateboarding to next level". Kyodo News+. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^"Skateboard phenom Nyjah Huston, a rising Olympic star, blends in on SoCal streets". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
^"Meet the Top Five Ranked Men's Street Skateboarders in the World". Dew Tour. May 11, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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winter games in Aspen. Among the athletes on their team are skateboarders NyjahHuston, Ishod Wair and Chris Cole, three-time gold-winning skier David Wise...
becoming the youngest ever X Games competitor breaking the record set by NyjahHuston at the 2006 Games (Gui Khury later broke Eaton's record at the 2019 X...
Chad Kagy landed the first flatwhip double tailwhip 540. Skateboarder NyjahHuston became the youngest athlete to compete in X Games at 11 years old. 2007:...
Smalls, Jojo T. Gibbs, Leiomy, Lola Leon, Lucky Blue Smith, Mena Massoud, NyjahHuston, Sabrina Carpenter, Soo Joo Park, Symone, Thuso Mbedu, Troye Sivan, Vanessa...
Black Box Crossroads Contest amongst professional skateboarders like NyjahHuston, Chris Cole, Torey Pudwill, and Ryan Sheckler. In 2012, he became the...
from more than 50 countries. In the Street World Championships final, NyjahHuston of the U.S. edged out Luan Oliveira of Brazil to capture the $100,000...
Wright Mariah Duran Alexis Sablone Alana Smith NyjahHuston Jake Ilardi Jagger Eaton Wilson, Bernie. "Huston, Zeuner, Schaar head 1st US skateboarding team"...
tricks that would appear. Featured skateboarders included Daewon Song, NyjahHuston, Kenny Hoyle, Ishod Wair, Matt Miller, and Kelly Hart. On December 8...
Vasconcellos, Andrew Reynolds, Jamie Thomas, Bam Magera, Christian Hosoi, NyjahHuston, Tony Hawk, Riley Hawk, Geoff Rowley, Leticia Bufoni, Steve Caballero...
"Battle Of The Berrics 5" contest. The trick is later performed against NyjahHuston in "Battle At The Berrics 7" in April 2014. A pressure backfoot hospital...
2012, are Christian Hosoi, Natas Kaupas, Mark Gonzales, Pat Duffy, and NyjahHuston—during the same interview, Muska admitted that "there are so many" and...
Simmons, Jamal Murray, footballer Gregory van der Wiel, skateboarder NyjahHuston, radio host Big Boy, music executives Sylvia Rhone, Troy Carter and Guy...
player Emma Dumont, American actress, model and dancer November 30 – NyjahHuston, skateboarder December 2 – Aaron Jones, Amrrican football player December...
Cup events—NyjahHuston replaced Rowley's position. In his pre-championship interview, Rowley predicted that Paul Rodriguez, Chris Cole, Huston, or Luan...
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