David Benedek (born 3 June[1] 1980 in Munich, West Germany[2]) is a former professional snowboarder.[3] He was a co-founder of former US-based production company Robot Food, his creative work has been awarded by a variety of organisations including the Art Directors Club of Europe, the Red Dot[4] and the IF Design Award.[2] Neon Magazine named him as one of the 100 most influential young Germans.

Competitive history

  • Best Trick Award, Red Bull Gap Session, 2006 & 2008[5]
  • Transworld Readers Poll 2006 Standout of the Year[6]
  • Snowboarder Magazine Rider of the Year 2004[2]
  • Snowboarder Magazine Best Video Part of the Year 2004[2]
  • Snowboarder Magazine Rider of the Year 2003[2]
  • Snowboarder Magazine Best Video Part of the Year 2003 [2]
  • Burton European Open Winner 2003
  • 1st, Nokia Air & Style 2002

Snowboard films

  • 2002 Afterbang
  • 2003 Lame
  • 2004 Afterlame
  • 2005 91 Words for Snow
  • 2006 Red Bull Gap Session 2006
  • 2007 In Short

References

  1. Lat34 Athlete Bio David Benedek. Retrieved September 4th, 2007
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 DLD Conference Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine David Benedek. Retrieved September 4, 2007
  3. "David Benedek Real Talk Interview". Pyramid Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. "RedDot Book Current State Snowboarding". J. Gotteswinter GmbH. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. shralp! video podcast Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine Red Bull Gap Session Full Video Report. Retrieved December 12th, 2007
  6. Transworld Snowboarding Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine 8th Annual TransWorld Riders Poll Awards. Retrieved September 4th, 2007
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