| Jake Brown | |
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Jake Brown in San Diego in 2010 |
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| Born | 6 September 1974 Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Skateboarder |
| Summer X Games medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Australia | ||
| Silver | 2006 Los Angeles | Big Air |
| Silver | 2007 Los Angeles | Big Air |
| Bronze | 2008 Los Angeles | Big Air |
| Gold | 2009 Los Angeles | Big Air |
| Gold | 2010 Los Angeles | Big Air |
Jake 'Ironman' Brown (born 6 September 1974) is an Australian skateboarder who competes in the X Games. He began competing in 1996, turning pro the following year.Brown's sponsors are Blind, DVS, Spitfire, Independent, and Monster Energy.[1] Jake Brown was featured on the video game Skate 2
On 2 August 2007, during the Summer X Games 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, Brown suffered what ESPN commentators called the "heaviest slam we have ever seen", on his fifth and final run, he landed the first ever 720, in competition, on a mega ramp, but on the ensuing trick, he lost his balance, flew into the air, and fell about 45 feet (15 m) onto the ramp below.[2] According to Brown, when he landed the 720, he was approaching the quarterpipe too far to the left. At that moment, he started carving towards the right, which caused him to go into a slide. At the peak of the ramp he lost his footing separating him from his board. He flailed in the air and crashed down after a 40 foot fall. He lay unconscious as medical staff tended to him, but, amazingly, walked away from the scene. Brown was released from the hospital on the 5th of August 2007, having been there for three days for observations.