Samarria Brevard
Personal information
Birth nameSamarria Brevard
Born (1993-09-22) September 22, 1993[1]
Riverside, California, U.S.A
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportSkateboarding
Medal record
Silver medal – second place2017 Minneapolis Street

Samarria Brevard (born September 22, 1993) is a goofy-footed American skateboarder and musician.[2][3]

Skateboarding career

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]

Current

Meow, MovieTickets.com, Bones, Active, etnies, Cloud 9 grip[8][14]

Former

Hoopla, Enjoi[5][14]

References

  1. ↑ "SPOTLIGHT - Samarria Brevard". Girls Skate Network. June 6, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Louison, Cole. "Meet Skater Samarria Brevard, the 1st Black Woman to Medal in the X Games". Bleacher Report.
  3. 1 2 Meronek, Rob. "Samarria Brevard Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video Global Rank: 139th Overall". TheBoardr.
  4. ↑ Bailey, Hannah; Pressigny, Clementine de (October 2, 2017). "nose grinding with world class skater samarria brevard". I-D.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lupine, Gideon (June 6, 2016). "California Skateboarding Star: Samarria Brevard". CALI Strong Skateboarding. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ Roche, Leigh (July 6, 2017). "Dropping In: King of the Road Mystery Guest Samarria Brevard". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Austin 2016 Women's Skateboard Street". X Games. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "King of the Road Season 2: Meet the Mystery Guests". Thrasher. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Watch Videos For Two Versions Of The Shins' "Name For You"". Stereogum. March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  10. ↑ "PHOTO RECAP: X Games Minneapolis Day 2 - Aori Nishimura, Levi Sherwood Take Gold". Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  11. ↑ Quit Your Day Job on iTunes. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Album: Willow & Samarria Brevard // Skate Video Magazine". Skate Video Magazine. May 26, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Samarria Brevard - Women's Street". USASkateboarding.com.
  14. 1 2 "Samarria Brevard Joins Meow Skateboards". doseskateboarding.com. April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
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