(1974-10-07) 7 October 1974 (age 49) Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation
Professional skateboarder
Years active
1985–present
Height
180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight
73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country
Denmark
Sport
Skateboarding
Position
Regular-footed
Rank
32nd (Park)[1]
Event(s)
Park, vert and vert doubles
Turned pro
1992
Former partner
Mike Crum
Achievements and titles
National finals
Danish Skateboarding Championship 2021: Men's park – Gold
Danish Skateboarding Championship 2019: Men's park – Bronze
Medal record
Men's skateboarding
Representing Denmark
Summer X Games
2008 Los Angeles
Park
2009 Los Angeles
Park
1997 San Diego
Vert
2003 Los Angeles
Vert Doubles
2013 Foz do Iguacu
Park
1995 Newport
Vert
1999 San Diego
Vert Doubles
2002 Philadelphia
Vert
2002 Philadelphia
Vert Doubles
2003 Los Angeles
Vert
2004 Los Angeles
Vert
2012 Los Angeles
Park
Rune Glifberg (born 7 October 1974), nicknamed "The Danish Destroyer", is a Danish professional skateboarder. He is one of three skaters to have competed at every X Games. He has a total of 12 X Games medals.[2] At 46, he became the oldest skateboarder to ever compete in the Olympic Games and the first male skateboarder to ever compete in a park event in the Olympic Games when he represented Denmark in the men's park event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3]
^"Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Male". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
^"X Games Event Spotlights: Skateboard Street & Skateboard Park « The World Famous KROQ". Kroq.cbslocal.com. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
^Agarwal, Kalptaru (26 July 2021). "Danish skateboarder Rune Glifberg becomes the oldest debutant at Tokyo Olympics". The Bridge. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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programme since 2020. Denmark's best placement in the sport was 19th by RuneGlifberg in men's park in 2020. Denmark has yet to participate in women's events...
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