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SHAWN ROBERTSON

Born: FORT WORTH, TX USA
Birthdate: 02/29/1980
Height: 5 ft 9 in
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hometown: DALLAS, TX
Occupation: PRO SKATER
Marital Status: Single
Participant since: 1994
Competitor since: 1997

Notable:
Shawn is recognized as the innovator of the flat spin 540 and for the style he brings to the park course. Catching air and spinning are what best represent his ability over technical grinds on the park course.

Quote:
"Skating is totally not about learning the best new trick, it's about what feels good to you. I can never just practice a trick over and over again. It gets boring."

Competitive History
Date	Event	Location	Sport	Discipline	Finish
2001	ASA	MILWAUKEE, WI	AIL	STREET	7
2001	ASA	MILWAUKEE, WI	AIL	VERT	12
2001	B3 EVENT	ANAHEIM, CA	AIL	PARK	6
2001	B3 EVENT	ANAHEIM, CA	AIL	VERT	17
2001	X TRIALS	BRISTOL, CT	AIL	PARK	12
2001	X TRIALS	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	AIL	PARK	17
2000	ASA	YEAR END RANKING	AIL	STREET	15
2000	ASA	YEAR END RANKING	AIL	VERT	31
2000	ASA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS	LAS VEGAS, NV	AIL	STREET	5
2000	B3 EVENT	LAKE HAVASU, AZ	AIL	STREET	5
2000	B3 EVENT	LAKE HAVASU, AZ	AIL	VERT	13
2000	B3 EVENT	LOUISVILLE, KY	AIL	STREET	4
2000	B3 EVENT	LOUISVILLE, KY	AIL	VERT	10
2000	X TRIALS	ST. PETERSBURG, FL	AIL	STREET	9
1999	B3 EVENT	OCEANSIDE, CA	AIL	STREET	1
1999	B3 EVENT	OCEANSIDE, CA	AIL	VERT	12
1999	B3 EVENT	PORTLAND, OR	AIL	STREET	3
1999	X TRIALS	LOUISVILLE, KY	AIL	STREET	11
1999	X TRIALS	RICHMOND, VA	AIL	STREET	1

X Games History
Year	Sport	Discipline	Finish
SUMMER 2000	AIL	PARK	17
SUMMER 99	AIL	STREET	20
SUMMER 98	AIL	STREET	7
SUMMER 97	AIL	STREET	11
SUMMER 97	AIL	VERT	18

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