Samarria Brevard
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| Birth name | Samarria Brevard | |||||
| Born | September 22, 1993[1] Riverside, California, U.S.A | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||
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| Country | USA | |||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||
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Samarria Brevard (born September 22, 1993) is a goofy-footed American skateboarder and musician.[2][3]
Skateboarding career[edit]
Growing up in Riverside, California, Brevard started skating at the age of 13, spending time with brothers and cousins who skated.[4]
In 2011, Brevard took first in the Supergirl Am Jam 2011 in Venice Beach, CA.[5] This performance earned her a place on the Hoopla Skateboards team.[5] In 2013, Brevard placed 4th at the X Games in Los Angeles.[5] In 2014, she placed 10th at the X Games Austin.[5] Also in 2014, Brevard became the first African-American female skateboarder to win the Kimberly Diamond Cup Women's Street Championship in South Africa.[5]
In 2015, Brevard placed in the top ten in the Women's Super Crown Championship at the Nike SB Street League Series Skateboarding.[6] Brevard placed 5th at the X Games 2016.[7] In 2016, Brevard, alongside Leo Baker and Nora Vasconcellos, were the mystery guests on Thrasher's King of the Road Season 2.[8] In March 2017, Brevard and fellow skater Savannah Headden appeared in the music video for "Name For You", a song from The Shins album Heartworms, as they skate around in Southern California.[9]
In July 2017, Brevard place 2nd at the X Games Minneapolis 2017 in the Women's Skateboard Street contest.[10] In her last run, Brevard executed a Tre Flip down an eight-stair drop.[2] Not long after her silver medal, Enjoi promoted Brevard to pro.[2] Also in 2017, Brevard released a video part in Don't Quit Your Day Job - directed by Erik Sandoval and Monique O’Toole, the first all-female skate film in the US in over a decade, released by Transworld Skateboarding.[11]
In 2018, Brevard released a video part in the Etnies skate video 'ALBUM.'[12]
In 2021, Brevard participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the first USA Olympic skateboarding team.[13]
Sponsors[3][edit]
Current[edit]
Meow, MovieTickets.com, Bones, Active, etnies, Cloud 9 grip[8][14]
Former[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "SPOTLIGHT - Samarria Brevard". Girls Skate Network. June 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c Louison, Cole. "Meet Skater Samarria Brevard, the 1st Black Woman to Medal in the X Games". Bleacher Report.
- ^ a b Meronek, Rob. "Samarria Brevard Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video Global Rank: 139th Overall". TheBoardr.
- ^ Bailey, Hannah; Pressigny, Clementine de (October 2, 2017). "nose grinding with world class skater samarria brevard". I-D.
- ^ a b c d e f Lupine, Gideon (June 6, 2016). "California Skateboarding Star: Samarria Brevard". CALI Strong Skateboarding. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ Roche, Leigh (July 6, 2017). "Dropping In: King of the Road Mystery Guest Samarria Brevard". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Austin 2016 Women's Skateboard Street". X Games. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ a b "King of the Road Season 2: Meet the Mystery Guests". Thrasher. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Watch Videos For Two Versions Of The Shins' "Name For You"". Stereogum. March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "PHOTO RECAP: X Games Minneapolis Day 2 - Aori Nishimura, Levi Sherwood Take Gold". Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ Quit Your Day Job on iTunes. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Album: Willow & Samarria Brevard // Skate Video Magazine". Skate Video Magazine. May 26, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
- ^ "Samarria Brevard - Women's Street". USASkateboarding.com.
- ^ a b "Samarria Brevard Joins Meow Skateboards". doseskateboarding.com. April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
External links[edit]
- SPOTLIGHT | SAMARRIA BREVARD - Girls Skate Network
- Meet Skater Samarria Brevard, the 1st Black Woman to Medal in the X Games - Bleacher Report
- Samarria Brevard on Instagram
- Samarria Brevard at The Boardr
- Samarria Brevard at the X Games (archived)