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Shapiro appeared in many major wakeboard movies and influenced the development of the sport. He is considered to be the first rider to land an "Air Raley", which was named after one of his coaches in Team Hyperlite, Chet Raley. The first signature board ever in the industry was named the "Shapiro Pro
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and the most successful rider in the history of the sport. Shapiro is well known for landing the first ever double-flip on a wakeboard, which he named the "Speedball" as well as many other tricks which laid the foundation for what wakeboarding is today. After a 10-year retirement from wakeboarding,
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3x triple crown champ, 12 overall world titles, 3x X Games, gold, silver, bronze, Gravity games gold, 4x masters champ, 3x Nautique Big Air champ, approximately 70 pro tour wins, and is the most winning rider in the history of the sport.
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Shapiro returned to competition at age 40, at the 2014 Wake Games contest at Orlando Watersports Complex in Orlando, Florida.
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Darin Shapiro is a 12-time World Champion and influenced the sport of wakeboarding for nearly 20 years.
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In 2010, Shapiro became the first pro wakeboarder to be inducted into the Water Ski Hall of Fame.
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Shapiro competed in his first pro contest on the island of Kauai at the age of 17.
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In the early days of the sport, Shapiro was riding for Herb O'Brien who founded
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
United States
Wakeboarding
United States
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2000 San Francisco
1997 San Diego
1999 San Francisco
2001 Philadelphia
2002 Philadelphia
wakeboarder
Orlando, Florida
Hyperlite
surfs
Waterskiing
Wakeboarding
List of Water Skiing Hall of Fame Inductees
Waterski Hall of Fame
Official Page
Ride The Spot
The Wakeboard Site
"Darin Shapiro HOF Bio"
cite web
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Categories
1973 births
Living people
American wakeboarders
X Games athletes

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