Danny Way - Awards and Achievements

Awards and Achievements

• 1986: Won the first contest he entered at age 11
• 1989: Won his first vert contest in Michigan
• 1990: Was one of the first skaters to try the 900 but failed to land it; in the 1990 skate video called "Risk It", he tried it at the end of his run at the Munster Masters skate comp.
• 1991: Was named Thrasher Magazine Skater Of The Year
• 1997: Broke the World Record for Biggest Air with a 12 foot kickflip
• 1997: Dropped in from a helicopter onto a ramp, and is the only skater to have ever attempted this
• 2002: Set the Long Distance Jump record with a 65 foot jump in 2002; on this same jump, he also broke the Biggest Air record, going 18 feet 3 inches above the top of the ramp (this record would later be broken)
• 2003: On June 19 at the Point X Camp megaramp, broke his own Long Distance Jump record with a distance of 75 feet, and also broke his own Biggest Air record, going 23.5 feet above the top of the ramp
• 2004: Won a gold medal at X Games, and once again broke his Long Distance Jump record with a distance of 79 feet
• 2004: Was named Thrasher Magazine Skater Of The Year
• July 9, 2005: He jumped over the Great Wall Of China on a skateboard
• 2005: Won his 2nd Big Air Gold Medal at X Games XI
• 2006: Won his 3rd Big Air Gold medal at X Games XII
• 2006: In May, landed the first "El Camino" (rocket grab back flip) on a megaramp in Mexico City
• 2006: He was the first to Drop from the top of the guitar at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino from a height of 82 feet.
• 2009: Broke the Land Speed Record on a skateboard with the help of Rob Dyrdek
• 2009: Won first ever Big Air Rail Jam at X Games 15 in the Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA