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Mark Gonzales

Mark Gonzales

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Age: 55

Born: South Gate, California

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Born: Saturday, June 1, 1968 (age 55), United States, South Gate, California

Lives in: United States

Gender: Male

Nationality: American

AKA: ""Gonz" and "The Gonz""

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Stance: Goofy

Disciplines: Street

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Background: "Legend Award" by "Transworld Skateboarding" Gonz came on the skateboarding scene at age 15 with a modern approach to street skating and made the cover of Thrasher (magazine) November 1984 issue, riding a board from Alva, his sponsor at the time. He soon changed sponsorship by riding for Vision Skateboards and shortly thereafter turned professional.[1] Gonzales won the 1985 Oceanside street contest and placed high in others that year. By then, Gonz was shifting street skating away from the vertical skateboarding based style that had been the standard, to a more technical one based on the freestyle skateboarding of Rodney Mullen. The most notable trick Gonz transferred at this time from freestyle to street was the kick flip ollie, and by 1986, Gonzales could even be seen doing double kick flips at demos. In the summer of 1986, Gonzales performed a groundbreaking ollie at the Embarcadero in San Francisco. So historic was this incident for skateboarding, it became forever known as the "Gonz Gap" and helped make the Embarcadero a popular location for skateboarders. Later that year, Gonzales became the first person to skate handrails, thus cementing his contribution to street skating's early to intermediate stages.

 

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Mark Gonzales' Perfect Journey // TUMI 19 Degree

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Mark Gonzales for Spitfire Wheels Gonz and the crew in New York, moving through the city, hitting all of Mark’s go-to spots along the way for the release of his new Spitfire collection. Featuring Mark Gonzales, Brian Anderson, Nick Matthews, Gus Gordon, Karim Callender, Andrew Wilson, Cyrus Bennett, Max Palmer, Caleb McNeely, and Dick Rizzo. Filmed by Mack Scharff, Blake Matthews, Johnny Wilson, and Paul Coots. Edited by Mack Scharff

8/5/2023   |   video icon

Abnormal Communication: Episode 3 Gustav, Lucas, Busenitz, Heitor, Zach and Maité join Gonz in Sicily for board-swapping, eye-gouging, rule-breaking good times. This is essential viewing.

8/28/2020   |   video icon

The Boardr: Join us tomorrow at 12pm EST (4pm UTC) with Mark Gonzales A Live Judging Session with The Gonz Stag at The B...

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