Eric Koston - Definition and Overview

Eric Koston- was born in Bangkok, Thailand. To an American Air Force father and a Thai mother. Eric's family moved to California when he was 9 months old. He settled in San Bernardino when his parents divorced. He first began skateboarding at 11, when his older brother handed him an old Mark Gonzalez board with mismatched trucks. Eric picked up on skateboarding just like that and began sessioning on the driveway.

Trademark

• Has a scar on the left side of his forehead

Nickname

• 6 feet

Other Facts

• Co-Owner of "FourStar" clothing

• Appeared on: "Jackass: Backyard Bar-B-Q Special"

• Apeared in Andrew W K's music video: "We Want Fun", as one of the skaters.

• Appeared on: "Tonk Hawks Trick Tips: 2"

• Appeared on MTV's Cribs on February 16th, 2003.

• Brother: Chris

• Sister: Eileen

• Took first place at the 2003 X-Games Global Championship (May- 2003)

• Was booed at the at the 2003 X-Games Global Championship in San Antonio, Texas for wearing an LA Lakers jersey.

• Was named Trasher Magazine's 2001 "Skateboarder of the Year"

• Threw the opening pitch at the L.A. Dodgers Baseball game on August 6th, 2003

• Won The 2003 X-Games Street Competition [August 10th, 2003]

• Took 4th place at The 2003 Gravity Games [September 15th, 2003]

• Won Gold in the Gravity Games Street Competition for 2000, 2001 and 2002.

• One of the skateboarders that inspired him into skateboarding was Mark Gonzalez

• His favorite skateboarding trick is the "Fandangle"

• Invented the skateboarding trick called "The K-Grind" which is short for "The Koston-Grind".

• Dropped out of school in the 10th grade.

• Took 5th place in the 2004 X-Games Street Competition [August 5-7, 2004]

• Has a dog named Tiger

• His girlfriend's name is Atiba

• When on time off from skating, he is also an active golfer.

• Invented the "One-Footed K-Grind" The "K" is short for Koston.

• Not only is "Seinfeld" his favorite TV show, he also shares the same birthday with comic-actor Jerry Seinfeld.

• Because he couldn't complete the rest of the tour dates for "Tony Hawk's 2002 Gigantic Skatepark Tour" - Koston was replaced by skater Willy Santos.

• Has his own line of Skateboarding shoes.

• Named Thrasher magazine's Skater Of The Year for 1996 and 2001

• Won the 1995 PSL Street Finals and the 1996 and 2002 Tampa Pro

• Being fans - a Vancouver couple named their baby "Koston" after him.