Lynn Kramer is an American skateboarder and snowboarder. She has been crowned 17 times as the world champion in slalom racing. Kramer was inducted into the USA Skateboarding Slalom Hall of Fame in 2023, and the SHoF Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2024.
Lynn Kramer | |
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| Born | 1968; 55–56 years old San Diego, United States |
| Alma mater | University of California San Diego |
| Occupation(s) | skateboarder, mechanical engineer |
| Known for | 17x world champion in slalom racing |
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| Website | Lynn Kramer |
Biography
editKramer is from San Diego, California.[1] As a child, she was not permitted to skateboard, because her father was an orthopedist.[2] She attended the University of California at San Diego.[3] She is a mechanical engineer.[2]
Kramer started skating in 1985.[1] She suffered torn ACLs in 1988 and 1992, and quite from 1992 to 2000 as she focused on snowboarding and surfing.[4]
She has been crowned 17 times as the world champion in slalom racing.[5][6][7] Kramer was inducted into the USA Skateboarding Slalom Hall of Fame Inductee in 2023, and the SHoF Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2024.[7][1]
She ran the Women’s Skateboard Network from 1988 to 1990, and published the zine Girls Who Grind, later known as Equal Time.[8] She also coaches and teaches the sport of slalom racing to youth, and works as an engineer supporting manufacturers of skateboards and surfboards.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lynn Kramer," USA Slalom Skateboarding.
- ^ a b Ron “Fatboy” Barbagallo and Maria Carrasco (January 2018)"From The Archives: In Her Own Words Lynn Kramer," Everything Skateboarding.
- ^ Jack Smith (2010). The Skateboarder's Journal - Lives on Board
- ^ "Lynn Kramer," womxnskatehistory.
- ^ "Racer Spotlight; Lynn Kramer," USA Slalom skateboarding.
- ^ "Lynn Kramer," womxnskatehistory.
- ^ a b "Lynn Kramer". Skateboarding Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Indigo Willing, Anthony Pappalardo. Skateboarding, Power and Change