Samarria Brevard
Birth nameSamarria Brevard
Birth dateSeptember 22, 1993 (age 32)[1]
Birth placeRiverside, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
CountryUSA
SportSkateboarding

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

Source:[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. 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ Louison, Cole. "Meet Skater Samarria Brevard, the 1st Black Woman to Medal in the X Games". Bleacher Report
  3. ^ Meronek, Rob. "Samarria Brevard Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video Global Rank: 139th Overall". TheBoardr
  4. ^ Bailey, Hannah & Pressigny, Clementine de (2 October 2017). "nose grinding with world class skater samarria brevard". I-D
  5. ^ Lupine, Gideon (2016-06-06). "California Skateboarding Star: Samarria Brevard". CALI Strong Skateboarding. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  6. ^ Roche, Leigh (2017-07-06). "Dropping In: King of the Road Mystery Guest Samarria Brevard". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  7. ^ "Austin 2016 Women's Skateboard Street". X Games. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  8. ^ "King of the Road Season 2: Meet the Mystery Guests". Thrasher. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  9. ^ "Watch Videos For Two Versions Of The Shins' "Name For You"". Stereogum. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  10. ^ "PHOTO RECAP: X Games Minneapolis Day 2 - Aori Nishimura, Levi Sherwood Take Gold". Archived from the original on November 25, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  11. ^ "Quit Your Day Job on iTunes", retrieved 2019-03-14
  12. ^ "Album: Willow & Samarria Brevard // Skate Video Magazine". Skate Video Magazine. 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  13. ^ "Samarria Brevard - Women's Street". USASkateboarding.com
  14. ^ "Samarria Brevard Joins Meow Skateboards". doseskateboarding.com. April 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-27.