Growth of skateboarding

Title

Growth of skateboarding

Genre

Interview

TX Date

1 Feb 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:05:25

Description

Professional skateboarders Dave McIntyre and Stacy Peralta discuss the rise in popularity of the sport of skateboarding. In Europe the sport is growing, and McIntyre calls for local councils to build skate parks. He also discusses his aim to introduce the sport into the 1984 Olympic Games.

Contributors

Dave McIntyre; Stacy Peralta

Keywords

Sport; Olympic games; Leisure; Skateboarding

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