Mark Appleyard
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| Mark Appleyard | |
| Born | Mark Appleyard November 11, 1982 Oakville, Ontario |
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| Residence | Huntington, CA |
| Other names | Apples |
| Occupation | Professional Skateboarder |
Mark Appleyard (born on November 11, 1982, in Oakville, Ontario) is a professional skateboarder. He currently resides in Huntington Beach, California. [1] He is 6'1", 160 pounds, has a size 11 foot, and his skateboarding stance is goofy. His favorite trick is a backside smith grind. [2]
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[edit] History
He began skateboarding at the age of 9 [3] and grew up skating Hamilton's Beasley Bowl (a park that Mark was so fond of he recently had its name tattoed on his leg). Appleyard also eventually started hitting the streets of Toronto. He also attended Lord Elgin High School in Burlington and is still a role model to many locals.
He was sponsored by C1RCA Footwear, where he received a pro model shoe. He left C1RCA in 2005 and signed with Globe Shoes where he developed four signature models, the "Appleyard Rewire", the "MA Strike", "Dakar LTD" and the "Vagrants". He has also designed his own colorway for the team shoe the "Magnums". Recently Mark Appleyard confirmed he would be a playable character in EA's upcoming sequel to the hit video game, skate.[4]
[edit] Awards and Competition Highlights
- 2007 Transworld Skateboarding Skater of the Year
- 2004 Transworld Skateboarding Readers Choice
- 2003 Transworld Skateboarding Skater of the Year
- 2003 Thrasher Magazine Skater of the Year [5]
- 2002 Transworld Magazine Rookie of the Year
- 1st place Pro Skate Helsinki May 2004
[edit] Current Sponsors
- Flip Skateboards
- Thunder Trucks
- Ricta Wheel Dynamics
- Mob Griptape
- Globe Shoes
- Volcom Clothing
- Boost Mobile
[edit] Videos
Mark Appleyard has appeared in over twenty skateboard videos.[6]
| Company | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Flip | Extremely Sorry | Spring 2008 |
| Globe | United by Fate | 2007
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| Volcom | Let's Live | 2007 |
| Volcom | Chicagof | 2004 |
| Transworld | Show Me the Way | 2004 |
| Flip | Really Sorry | 2003 |
| Redline Entertainment | Tao of Skateboarding | 2003 |
| (no company) | Chomp on This | 2002 |
| ON Video Magazine | Fall 2002 | 2002 |
| Transworld | In Bloom | 2002 |
| Digital Skateboarding | Issue #08 - Invasion | 2002 |
| Ill Productions | Rough Crowd | 2002 |
| Flip | Sorry | 2002 |
| Yo Mama Productions | Underdog | 2002 |
| 411 VM | Issue #48 | 2002 |
| P Stone Productions | Miscellaneous Debris | 2001 |
| Nichols / Charnoski | Tobaccoland | 2001 |
| Transworld | Videoradio | 2001 |
| Transworld | i.e. | 2000 |
| Transworld | Modus Operandi | 2000 |
| Church of Skatan | Oh My God! | 2000 |
| Alien Workshop | Photosynthesis | 2000 |
| Josh Stewart | Static | 2000 |
| True Motion | Issue #03 | 1999 |
| Cartel | 1998 |
[edit] Notes
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| NAME | Appleyard, Mark |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | professional skateboarder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
