Skateboarding is a vastly popular action sport that involves riding a skateboard and performing and performing various tricks using it. While skateboarding is a huge favorite as a recreational activity, many youngsters are also taking this sport as a profession. It is also highly appreciated as an art form. So, let us take a look at the top 5 greatest skateboarders of all time.

1. Rodney Mullen

It’s safe to say without a doubt that Rodney Mullen is the godfather of street skating. He grew up in the 70s and 80s doing a style of skateboarding called freestyle before street skating ever really existed. Rodney invented a multitude of tricks such as the Ollie, kick flip, heel flip, 360 kick flip and many more that are now the fundamental foundation of street skateboarding. He’s always been a pioneer when came to inventing new tricks and ways to ride the skateboard.

2. Tony Hawk

Tony Hawk, also known as The Birdman, is a legend in the world of skateboarding. At just 14 years old, Tony became a professional skater. He has achieved many firsts in skateboarding including being the first man ever to complete 900 flips and to keep a skateboard under his feet and land in front of 275000 people. He has been the National Skateboard Association title holder 12 times and has various other awards and titles under his belt. He was a big part of bringing skateboarding to mainstream media and the public and making it incredibly popular. He is also the founder of Hawk Foundation with the mission to build more skateparks around the country.

3. Bob Burnquist

Brazilian-born American professional skateboarder, Roberto Dean Silva Burnquist, famously known as just Bob Burnquist, was born on October 10, 1976, and is the first skateboarder to land a “fakie 900” in 2010. His successful attempt at 900-degree reverse-natural rotation made him the fifth person in history to successfully complete the 900 tricks. Bob is reputed for creating innovative vertical tricks and also for his amazing switch stance skateboarding. He has a signature trick called “One-footed Smith grind”.

4. Daewon Song

The beauty of skateboarding is that anyone can develop their own style and identity within the sport, kind of like a musician or an artist. Daewon is definitely an artist, he goes against all conventional ways of thinking when he skates. His creative ways of using weird objects and obstacles to push beyond just the skateboard as a source of inspiration is incredibly unique and always entertaining to watch because you never know what he’s going to come up with. He’s proof that there’s no wrong way to Skateboard just as long as do you love doing it. Daewon is definitely one of the most creative skaters of our time

5. Danny Way

Danny Way is certainly one of the most daring skaters to ever participate in the sport. He is well-known for his extreme stunts like jumping onto a skate ramp from a helicopter and jumping the Great Wall of China with a skateboard. He experienced multiple injuries as a result, but he is determined to keep pushing the bar. His stunting has paid off as he has made it to X-Games many times and was recognized as the world’s best skateboarder twice. Skateboarding fans around the world recognize his talent and respect his elite performances and stunts.