<P> The 1080 is a skateboarding stunt , performed on a vertical skateboard ramp , in which the skateboarder makes three full revolutions ( 1080 degrees rotation in the vertical plane ) while airborne . It was first completed successfully by a 12 - year - old American , Tom Schaar , on March 26 , 2012 . Schaar completed the stunt on a MegaRamp at Woodward West in Tehachapi , California on his fifth attempt . Red Bull described the 1080 as `` the Holy Grail of all skateboard tricks . '' Schaar has since repeated the feat , and completed a 1080 in competition while participating in the 2012 X Games Asia on April 30 , 2012 . He won the gold medal in the Skateboard Mini MegaRamp category , the youngest person ever to have done so . At The Dew Tour Ocean City Tom landed the 1080 in Skate Mega 2.0 which resulted in him coming first . </P>
<P> The 1080 is a skateboarding stunt , performed on a vertical skateboard ramp , in which the skateboarder makes three full revolutions ( 1080 degrees rotation in the vertical plane ) while airborne . It was first completed successfully by a 12 - year - old American , Tom Schaar , on March 26 , 2012 . Schaar completed the stunt on a MegaRamp at Woodward West in Tehachapi , California on his fifth attempt . Red Bull described the 1080 as `` the Holy Grail of all skateboard tricks . '' Schaar has since repeated the feat , and completed a 1080 in competition while participating in the 2012 X Games Asia on April 30 , 2012 . He won the gold medal in the Skateboard Mini MegaRamp category , the youngest person ever to have done so . At The Dew Tour Ocean City Tom landed the 1080 in Skate Mega 2.0 which resulted in him coming first . </P>
who did the first 1080 on a skateboard
who did the first 1080 on a skateboard
Tom Schaar
Tom Schaar