Curren Caples

Curren Caples
Personal information
Full name Curren Caples
Born (1996-01-10) January 10, 1996
Ohio
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 136 lb (62 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Skateboarding

Curren Caples (born January 10, 1996) is a professional skateboarder from Ventura, California. He has been skateboarding for more than 10 years. He turned pro in March 2013, and his first professional contest was the Tampa Pro, where he placed 15th.[1]

In 2013 he lost the Tampa Pro getting 15th place, being surpassed by Jake Anderson. At X Games Barcelona 2013 he won a silver medal in skateboard park. At X Games Munich 2013, he won a gold medal in skateboard park, beating the favorite, Pedro Barros.[2] Caples qualified 2nd behind Barros in the skateboard park qualifying at the 2014 Austin X Games, eventually finishing 1st in the final.[3] In the skateboard street event he was knocked out of qualifying by Ryan Sheckler, failing to reach the final six.[4]

He is currently sponsored by Flip Skateboards, Oakley, RVCA Clothing, Independent, Vans, Ricta Wheels, Mob Grip, Momentum Ride Shop, Target, Tapout, Bones Swiss bearings, and Monster Energy.

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