1. Nyjah Imani Huston is an American professional skateboarder.
22 Facts About Nyjah Huston
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Nyjah Huston won gold medals at the SLS Super Crown World Championship in 2010,2012,2014,2017,2019, and 2024, and has won 15 gold medals at the X Games since 2011.
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Nyjah Huston won his first Olympic medal, a bronze, in the 2024 Olympic men's street event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Nyjah Huston is widely regarded as one of the greatest skateboarders of all time.
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Nyjah Huston is widely regarded as the greatest contest street skateboarder of all time.
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Adeyemi was a skateboarder and made his son start skating when Nyjah Huston was only five years old.
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When Kelle was granted full custody upon divorcing Adeyemi, Nyjah Huston moved back to live with his mother and siblings.
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Nyjah Huston first garnered attention when he signed a sponsorship deal with Element Skateboards and joined their team following his first ever street contest win at the 2005 Tampa Am.
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Between 2010 and 2020 Nyjah Huston finished in the top 2 of the Street Skateboarding World Championships every year, winning 6 gold medals and 4 silver medals in this time.
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Nyjah Huston has seen much success in the street classification at the X Games, in which he has won 12 gold medals since 2011.
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Nyjah Huston has collaborated with several major skateboarding brands, including Element Skateboards, Nike SB, and DC Shoes.
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Nyjah Huston could get shoes from anybody that he wanted, but he was buying DCs.
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An announcement on June 25,2013, revealed that, due to a rib injury, Nyjah Huston was unable to compete in the Street League contest at the Munich X Games in late June 2013.
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Also in 2013, Nyjah Huston made a statement to Thrasher Magazine in which he questioned the appropriateness of female skateboarders.
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Nyjah Huston was added to the competition lineup for the 2013 Kimberley Diamond Cup in South Africa, held from September 28 to 29.
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Nyjah Huston won the Kimberley Diamond Cup and the one million rand cash prize.
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In June 2021, Nyjah Huston launched his own skateboard brand, Disorder Skateboards.
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Nyjah Huston won the inaugural "Kentucky Unbridled Spirit Award for Action Sports" in 2006.
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Nyjah Huston has been nominated several times for Thrasher Magazine's prestigious "Skater Of The Year" award.
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Nyjah Huston is a featured character in the video games Tony Hawk's Project 8, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Tony Hawk: Ride, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5.
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In 2017, Nyjah Huston was arrested for assaulting a man at a party and was sentenced to 24 months probation after pleading no contest to one misdemeanour count of disturbing the peace.
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In 2022, Nyjah Huston was sued for allegedly assaulting a man in an altercation; Nyjah Huston countersued, claiming he was assaulted.