- Bastien Salabanzi
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residence =Paris ,France
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birth_place =Toulon, France
birth_name = Bastien Salabanzi
occupation = ProfessionalSkateboarder
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November 18 ,1985 inToulon ,France ) is a professional skateboarder.He won his first contest at the age of 11 in
Marseille ,France . After that,Vans flew him to the finals inCalifornia , his first trip to theUnited States .Bastien finished third in the
street skateboarding event at the 2004X Games .He won the WSR05 skateboarding contest in
Rotterdam , Netherlands in2005 .Bastien has recently parted company with all his major sponsors, including
Etnies andFlip Skateboards , and is now on Alis Clothing, and is said to be travelling France playing the guitar, a newly found passion of his.He is now on Jart Skateboards, a European company
Sources
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSE/is_275/ai_110458893 Interview from Thrasher magazine]
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