Matt Mumford (born 6 April 1974) is an Australian professional skateboarder.[1][2]

Early life

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Mumford was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and grew up in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.[3]

Professional skateboarding

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Mumford first gained attention when photographed by J Grant Brittain while skateboarding in his local area; at the time, Brittain was on tour with Mike McGill. Mumford later traveled to the United States (US) in 1993 to pursue a skateboarding career and was initially sponsored by McGill's Chapter 7 brand (later renamed "Shaft"), before moving to Invisible Skateboards.

Mumford was then asked by professional skateboarder Jamie Thomas to join a new brand at the time, Zero Skateboards, in 1996.[4]

Following Mumford's sponsorship deal with the Globe shoe company, he released signature shoe models named "Mumford" (2003)[5] and "The Alter".[6] Mumford was featured on the cover of Thrasher Magazine in March 2004 performing the "crail slide" skateboard trick.[7]

Following a brief stint with the now-defunct Adio shoe brand, Mumford was then recruited by the Supra footwear brand and joined team members such as Erik Ellington and Jim Greco.[8] Mumford released a shoe model as part of Supra's Vaider low pack in 2011.[9]

Sponsors

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As of November 2013, Mumford is sponsored by Slave, Supra, Theeve Trucks, Bones Wheels and Shake Junt.[3][10]

Personal life

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As of November 2013, Mumford resides in Encinitas, California, US.[3]

Filmography

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  • Zero: Thrill of It All (1997)
  • Zero: Misled Youth (1999)
  • Zero: "Dying To Live" (2001)
  • Transworld: The Reason (1999)
  • Globe: Opinion (2001)[11]
  • Black Label: Back in Black (2006)
  • Globe: United by Fate 1 (2007)[12]
  • Globe: United by Fate 2 (2007)[13]
  • Globe: Money for Blood (2007)[14]
  • Globe: United by Fate 3 (2008)[15]
  • Globe: United by Fate 4 (2008)[16]
  • Globe: United by Fate 5 (2009)[17]
  • Globe: United by Fate 6 (2010)[18]
  • Slave: Radio/Television (2009)

References

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  1. ^ "Exclusive Video: Matt Mumford talks about his new deal with Supra and his favorite skaters on the rise". X Games. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Matt Mumford in "Back in Black"". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Team - Matt Mumford". Supra. One Distribution. November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
  4. ^ Skin Phillips (13 July 2001). "Matt Mumford Interview". Transworld Skateboarding. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Globe Shoes - Mumford". skately. Skately LLC. 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  6. ^ pbarranco (22 May 2007). "Matt Mumford's The Altar". Google, Inc. Retrieved 24 September 2012 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Displaying items by tag: March". Thrasher. BNQT Media Group. 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  8. ^ ESPN Action Sports (21 September 2010). "Matt Mumford welcomed to Supra footwear". Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  9. ^ "SUPRA PRESENTS THE MATT MUMFORD HALLOWEEN VAIDER LOW". SUPRA Footwear. ONE Distribution. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Slave Spring 2012". World Wide Slave. Slave Skateboards. September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  11. ^ Opinion at IMDB
  12. ^ United by Fate 1 at IMDB
  13. ^ United by Fate 2 at IMDB
  14. ^ Money For Blood at IMDB
  15. ^ United by Fate 3 at IMDB
  16. ^ United By Fate 4 at IMDB
  17. ^ United By Fate 5 at IMDB
  18. ^ United By Fate 6 at IMDB
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