Matt Salerno

Matt Salerno is an Australian former professional inline skater and four times world champion. Salerno was famous for his style and his unrestricted skating ability and won both vert and street competitions. Salerno started skating very young, turned professional in 1996 and still skates to this day. He was a big influence in the vert skating style.[1]

Salerno vert skating

Matt Salerno
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1978-09-04) September 4, 1978
Sydney, Australia
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight140
Medal record
Competitions
Representing  Australia
Silver medal – second place2000 Melbourne, Australia Vert
Gold medal – first place2000 Nashville, TN, USA Vert
Silver medal – second place1999 Boulder, CO, USA Vert
Gold medal – first place1999 Ft. Myers, FL, USA Vert
Bronze medal – third place1999 Richmond, VA, USA Vert
Bronze medal – third place1999 Summer X Games Vert
Silver medal – second place1998 Summer X Games Vert
Gold medal – first place1997 Naples, FL, USA Vert
Gold medal – first place1996 Lausanne Lausanne Vert

Vert competitions
  • 2000 Australian Inline Skating Championships Melbourne, Australia Vert 2
  • 2000 Asa Hermosa Beach, CA Vert 6
  • 2000 X Trials Nashville, TN Vert 1
  • 2000 X Trials St. Petersburg, FL Street 2
  • 2000 X Trials St. Petersburg, FL Vert 5
  • 1999 ASA Boulder, CO Street 2
  • 1999 ASA Boulder, CO Vert 2
  • 1999 ASA World Championships Ft. Myers, FL Street 4
  • 1999 ASA World Championships Ft. Myers, FL Vert 1
  • 1999 Gravity Games Providence, RI Vert 6
  • 1999 X Trials Richmond, VA Street 3
  • 1999 X Trials Richmond, VA Vert 1
  • 1999 Summer X Games Street 4
  • 1999 Summer X Games Vert 3
  • 1999 Summer X Games Vert Triples 2
  • 1998 Asa Overall Overall 1
  • 1998 Asa World Championships Las Vegas Street 1
  • 1998 Goodwill Games New York Street 1
  • 1998 X Trials Virginia Beach Vert 1
  • 1998 Summer X Games Vert 2
  • 1998 Summer X Games Vert Triples 2
  • 1997 ASA Overall Champion Vert 1
  • 1997 ASA World Championships Naples, FL Vert 1
  • 1996 Lausanne Lausanne, Sui Vert 1
  • 1995 Summer X Games Vert 6[2]
  • 1995 Summer X Games Street 1

References
  1. Sagert, Kelly Boyer (30 December 2008). Encyclopedia of Extreme Sports. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313344732. Retrieved 13 December 2016 – via Google Books.
  2. "History of X Games Medal Winners - Aggressive Inline Skating". skatelog.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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