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Tony Alva is one of the richest Skateboarder from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Alva's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He changed the face of skateboarding by skating in empty swimming pools.
He founded the Alva Skates company and skate team.
Tony Alva was born September 2, 1957 in Santa Monica, California to Dutch and Mexican-American parents. Alva first began surfing and skateboarding in 1968, at the age of 10.
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Skateboarder |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
1975 USSA World Invitational Skateboard Champion. Alva was voted “Skateboarder of the Year” in Skateboarder Magazine’s readers poll and he set the Guinness World Record for barrel jumping.
In 1977, at the age of 19, Alva shunned the major skate companies to form his own company, entitled Alva Skates. It was the first company run and owned by a skateboarder, as well as being one of the first to use layered Canadian maple plywood in skateboard decks. In December 2005, Alva opened two retail stores in Southern Californian located in Oceanside, near San Diego, and on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles.
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