900 ( Skateboarding ) - wikipedia 900 ( Skateboarding ) The 900 is a 21⁄2 - revolution ( 900 degrees ) aerial spin performed on a skateboard ramp. While airborne, the skateboarder makes two - and - a-half turns about their longitudinal axis, thereby facing down when coming down. It is considered one of skateboarding 's most technically demanding tricks. Contents 1 Pre-Hawk 2 1999 X-Games 3 Successful landings 4 Other sports 5 References Pre-hawk A number of opinions exist about pre-1999 900s. The most prominent of these is the argument that Danny Way landed the 900 in 1989, and it appears in an early Santa Cruz film. In 1999 Tony Hawk said : Well, he was shown in a video almost 10 years ago. He was really close, but he did n't make it. He came the closest by far, but they cut the video before he fell. So it may have misled some people. There are only four people who have been able to spin completely and he 's one of them. Tas Pappas and Rob Boyce also have spun it, but they have n't landed it. 1999 X-Games In the months before the 1999 X-Games, Tas Pappas had been developing the 900. After being photographed by Grant Brittain of Transworld Skateboarding, sequences of his attempts were available for study. Tas was hoping to debut the trick at the competition in the Best Trick competition. Despite competing in the vert competition, he was not allowed to compete in the Best Trick competition by the organizers. Tony Hawk, one of the most successful vertical pro skateboarders in the world, landed `` The 900 '' at the 1999 X-Games after ten failed attempts. It was past regulation time but, as one announcer said, `` We make up the rules as we go along. Let 's give him another try. '' Other skaters protested, but Hawk continued. Hawk twice landed on his board, but it flew out from under him. When he finally completed the trick, his arms windmilled and his hand barely grazed the ramp. Nonetheless, he rode away. He was awarded 1st place in the `` Best Trick '' event despite going over the time limit. At a later X-Games, Hawk landed the trick again, this time during regulation time. In his book, the 900 was the last on the wishlist of tricks Hawk had written a decade earlier. Other tricks on the list included the ollie 540, kickflip 540, and varial 720. In a 1999 interview, Hawk said he does not have `` any desire to spin further ''. He did, however, successfully land the trick during press interviews for the video game Tony Hawk : Ride and at the `` Tony Hawk : RIDE Presents Stand Up for Skate Parks '' event. In 2011 Hawk was still able to land his famous 900 and posted a video of the trick via his Twitter account stating `` I 'm 43 and I did a 900 today. '' On June 27, 2016, Hawk successfully landed another 900 at age 48, 17 years to the day from when he completed his first at the X-Games, and indicated that it would likely be his last 900. Successful landings Tony Hawk, June 27 1999, X-Games, San Francisco, California ( USA ) Giorgio Zattoni, April 2004, Marianna HC, Ravenna ( Italy ) Sandro Dias, May 2004, Latin X-Games, Rio de Janeiro ( Brazil ) Alex Perelson, July 2009, Maloof Money Cup, Costa Mesa, California ( USA ) Bob Burnquist, first fakie to fakie Indy 900, August 2010 Mega Ramp, ( USA ) Mitchie Brusco, July 2011, Nescau MegaRamp Invitational, São Paulo ( Brazil ) Elliot Sloan, October 2011, Maloof Money Cup, South Africa Tom Schaar, October 2011, MegaRamp Woodward West, Tehachapi, California ( USA ) ( at age 12 ) Zac Rose, April 2012 at Rye Airfield, NH ( USA ) Jonathan Schwan, April 2013, at MegaRamp Woodward West, Tehachapi, California ( USA ) Clay Kreiner, July 13, 2013, at the Mini MegaRamp Woodward East, Woodward, Pennsylvania ( USA ) Tas Pappas, April 24, 2014, Megaramp Victoria Australia Asher Bradshaw, at 10 years old, May 23, 2014, on the vert ramp at Woodward West, Tehachapi, California ( USA ) Evan Doherty, at 11 years old, on August 23, 2014, on the Vert ramp at Rocky Mountain Rampage Vert Contest, in Colorado Springs, CO. Luigi Cini, on Vert Ramp, Brazil. September 17th, 2016. Gui Khury, at 8 years old, September 30th, 2017 on the Vert Ramp in Brazil. The advent of the MegaRamp, invented in 2002, gives much higher vertical height which enabled even more revolutions and on March 26th, 2012, Tom Schaar landed a 1080 on his 5th attempt. Other sports The 900 can also be attempted on a BMX bike, skis, snowboard, inline skates or a scooter. BMX - Rider Mat Hoffman was the first person to successfully land the 900 on film at a competition in Canada in 1989. At the 2002 X Games, Hoffman took the trick a step further by landing a no - handed 900. Simon Tabron 's signature trick is the 900. In the 2007 X Games 13 Simon Tabron landed the first back - to - back 900s. Because the gear of snowboarders, skiers, and inline skaters is affixed to their feet, the 900 is not considered to be a difficult trick for professionals in those sports and is performed rather often. 1620 and 1800 degree spins have been landed on skis, a 1620 has been performed on a snowboard as well as on inline skates, 1080 on BMX, 1080 on scooter. References Jump up ^ `` Danny Way - Risk it ''. YouTube. 2010 - 11 - 01. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 25. ^ Jump up to : 1999 Summer X Games : Chat wrap : Hawk soars to legendary status Archived April 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Full cast and crew for Exit Through the Gift Shop ( 2010 ) ''. IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. 1990 -- 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013. Jump up ^ Garry Maddox ( 24 May 2014 ). `` After the fall ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` X Games San Francisco, CA ''. World Cup Skateboarding. Retrieved 22 May 2017. Jump up ^ Polly Sprenger. `` Twist and Shout at the X Games ''. Wired-vig.wired.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Stand Up for Skateparks : Tony Hawk Lands The 900 For His Foundation Supporters ''. tonyhawkfoundation.org. October 11, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Tony Hawk 900 in Linkoping Sweden ''. Jump up ^ 14 mei 2011. `` Twitter / tonyhawk : I 'm 43 and I did a 900 today ''. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Tony Hawk Lands 900 At 48 ! ''. RIDE Channel. 2016 - 06 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Tony Hawk 900 ''. YouTube. 2008 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` The 900 - Giorgio Zattoni - Volume Video 3 - June 2004 ''. YouTube. 2006 - 12 - 21. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Sandro Dias 900 ''. YouTube. 2006 - 09 - 04. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Alex Perelson 900 ''. YouTube. 2011 - 12 - 12. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Alex Perelson Makes History ''. xgames.espn.go.com. July 12, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Bob Mega 900 ''. Skateboard.Tv. Archived from the original on 2014 - 08 - 20. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` 14 - year - old Mitchie Brusco lands MegaRamp 900 in Sao Paulo, Brazil ''. ESPN.com. July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Elliot Sloan lands first 900 tailgrab on MiniMega at Maloof South Africa ''. ESPN.com. October 2, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012. Jump up ^ `` 12 - year - old Tom Schaar youngest skater to land 900 ''. ESPN.com. October 17, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Zac Rose 900 Stomp ''. YouTube. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Theeve welcomes Jono Schwan and new Mega Truck ''. YouTube. 2013 - 04 - 03. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Jono Schwans 900 on the Woodward West MegaRamp ''. woodwardwest.com. April 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Clay Kreiner 's First 900 Super Slow - mo ''. YouTube. 2013 - 07 - 13. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Tas Pappas - The first Aussie 900 on ANZAC Day ''. Facebook. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Asher Bradshaw - Youngest Person To Land 900 ''. YouTube. 2012 - 02 - 26. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Asher Bradshaw becomes youngest to land 900 ''. X Games. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 22. Jump up ^ `` 11 year old Evan Doherty `` Big E '' Lands the 900 on Vert ``. YouTube. 2014 - 08 - 24. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 27. Jump up ^ `` @ luigicini on Instagram : `` Super stoked to land my first 900 yesterday ! É difícil de acreditar ! Não podia estar mais feliz com o meu primeiro 900 no meu primeiro... '' ``. Instagram. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Gui Khury on Instagram : `` 🌪 900 🌪 # 8yearsold # thankyouskateboarding @ ebanxlife @ dropdeadskateboard @ triple8nyc @ nikesb @ mundiskateshop @ 90theoriginal # 900 # skateboard... '' ``. Instagram. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 13. Jump up ^ Skateboarder Tom Schaar `` My First X '' : The Evolution Of The 1080 by NetworkA ( published to YouTube on Jun 25, 2012 ) Jump up ^ `` March 25th 1989 / March 25 2011 -- my first 900, 22 yrs ''. mathoffman.com. March 25, 2011. Jump up ^ `` The 25 Best BMX Performances in X Games History : 1. Mat Hoffman, No - Handed 900, 2002 X Games in Philadelphia ''. Jul 28, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2012. Jump up ^ `` BMX : Simon Tabron 900 ''. YouTube. 2008 - 09 - 12. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` * 2007 X-GAMES @ 23MAG BMX ''. 23mag.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` 1620 on Skis in Halfpipe ''. YouTube. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` First Switch 1800 in Competition ''. xgames.espn.go.com. March 7, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Torin Yater - Wallace 1800 in competition ''. YouTube. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` 1620 on Snowboard - World record - `` They came from '' ``. YouTube. 2009 - 09 - 23. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Ulrik Badertscher 1620 - Dew Tour Snowboard Big Air ''. YouTube. 2012 - 12 - 18. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Wake Schepman Official First Ever 1620 On Rollerblades ''. YouTube. 2013 - 08 - 21. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Wake Schepman : World 's first 1620 ( Woodward ) ''. rollernews.com. August 18, 2013. Jump up ^ `` BMX 1080 first ever X-Air 2007 ''. YouTube. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 22. Jump up ^ `` Mike Spinner Pulls World 's First 1080 at X-Air : February 12, 2007 ''. bmx.transworld.net. February 12, 2007. 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Question: who landed the first 900 on a skateboard
Answer: Tony Hawk