Ever since skating was invented, people have constantly been pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on a skateboard.
Trying to go bigger or faster is almost inherent to skateboarding, and the bar has already been set so high, that it’s always impressive when someone manages to raise it, even if it’s just by a little.
In this post, we’re going to go over some of the biggest / craziest / most impressive skateboarding world records.
The Highest Air On A Skateboard
One of the most impressive skateboarding world records is the highest air on a skateboard, which was last set by Danny Way back in 2015.
Most people know him as the guy who jumped the great wall of china with a broken ankle, but that’s actually just one of several skateboarding records he’s set.
A few years ago he set the record for the highest air on a skateboard at 25.49 feet, and it’s unlikely anyone’s going to break it anytime soon. The quarterpipe alone is at least 25 feet high, which means he was over 50 feet in the air with nothing but a skateboard.
If that doesn’t impress you, go back and watch the famous jake brown slam, and I guarantee you’ll change your mind.
Danny Way has been setting and breaking the record for the highest air for about 20 years now, but it’s hard to imagine anyone going much higher than 25 feet.
Aside from the fact that the ramp alone has to cost a few million dollars to build, there just aren’t many people who want to or are able to even come close to that.
It’s also worth mentioning that Danny Way also set the record for the longest air on a skateboard when he jumped the mega ramp, which again, is pretty hard to beat considering both how hard it is and how expensive it would be to build another ramp.
The Most Skateparks Skated In 1 day
One of the most impressive skateboarding world records is the record for skating the most skateparks in a single day.
For a while, this record was held by Chris Haslem, Mark Appleyard, and Ryan Decenzo when they skated 31 skateparks in a single day, but it’s since been beaten by Matt Kaleta when he and his friends skated 53 skateboard parks in a single day.
Honestly, skating 31 skateparks in a single day is already impressive, but for someone to skate 53 skateparks in a day is mind-blowing.
Most skateboarders are lucky if their town even has one skatepark, so it’s hard to imagine having 53 skateparks close enough to skate them all in one day.
The craziest thing about this record is it was actually set in Canada, which probably wouldn’t be most people’s first guess. I mean it would somewhat make sense if it was in California or New York, or maybe even Texas, but most people wouldn’t expect Canada to have 53 skate parks that close together.
All of this is to say that it’s definitely one of the more impressive skateboarding world records out there.
Longest Ollie On A Skateboard
Next on the list is the longest ollie.
A few years ago, Jordan Hoffart set the record for the longest ollie at 16.6 feet, but a couple of years later, Spencer Barton broke the record when he ollied around 16.9 to 16.10 feet.
The reason why it’s not exactly clear how long he ollied is that he did clip the carpet he ollied, but since the carpet was exactly 17 feet, and he only clipped the last 2-3 inches, he still beat the world record, even though it’s not completely clear by how much.
This one might seem a little sketchy, but if you watch closely, he barely clipped the carpet, so either way he broke the record.
The key rule for this record was that the ollie has to be done on flat ground without any sort of tow-in, so the fact that he got that close to doing a 17-foot ollie is pretty crazy.
This is one of those records that seems unlikely to be broken, and if it ever is broken, it probably won’t be by very much.
Fastest Speed On A Skateboard
Another impressive skateboarding world record is the fastest speed on a skateboard.
In 2016, Kyle Wester set the new record for the fastest speed on a skateboard at 89.41 mph which is about 143.89 km/h.
Now even though it was set on a longboard, it’s still impressive. He was going faster than a car on a highway, which is pretty crazy to think about. I mean the next time you’re on the highway, just look out the window and imagine a guy passing you on a longboard.
Again, I know it’s not a normal skateboard, but in all fairness, most normal boards start to wobble around 30 miles per hour, so I’m not sure if it’d even be possible to come close to breaking the record without a longboard.
It would be cool to see what the top speed is on a regular board, but it’s kind of hard to find because most skateboarders just bomb hills without thinking about it, and longboarders are the really the only ones who actually take the time to set an official record.
If you watch the video, the guy has on a full suit, an aerodynamic helmet, a fin on his leg, and what I’m assuming is a closed-off road. That’s not exactly a fair comparison to some normal dude skating a hill in San Francisco.
Largest Skateboard In The World
Next on the list is the world record for the largest skateboard.
This record doesn’t really seem necessary at all, but it’s definitely still impressive.
I mean, it makes sense for someone to have the highest air, or even the fastest top speed, but building a skateboard that’s the size of a truck just seems a little unnecessary. With that said, it is a pretty cool skateboarding world record.
The board was built exactly 12.5 times bigger than an actual skateboard, and there’s a surprising amount of detail that went into it. It has 7 layers of ply just like a normal board, an actual graphic on the bottom, and it even has the same concave of the board it was modeled after.
The record for the largest skateboard was set by Rob Dyrdek and Joe Ciaglia, and if you’ve ever watched Rob Dyrdek’s fantasy factory, you might already know about it. The world’s largest skateboard was made for an episode of Fantasy Factory a few years ago, and so far it still hasn’t been beaten.
As of now, the record still stands at 36 ft 7 in long, 8 ft 8 in) wide, and 3 ft 7.5in high.
Again, making the largest skateboard in the world seems a little over the top and just unnecessary in general, but it’s still kind of cool that someone decided to do it.
Worlds Highest Ollie
Up next we have the world’s highest ollie.
Most skateboarders appreciate a good ollie, so having the record for the highest ollie in the world is impressive to say the least.
Unlike some of the other skateboarding world records out there, trying to break the record for the highest ollie is something that actually doable for most skaters. Not everyone can afford a million-dollar mega ramp or a skateboard the size of a semi-truck, but most skateboarders can afford a couple of sticks and a measuring tape, which is basically all you need.
The current world record for the highest ollie on a skateboard is held by both Jake Hayes and Xavier Alford at 45.5 inches high, which is about 3.8 feet high, or 1.15 meters.
I could go on about this record, but I don’t think I need to explain why that’s so impressive, because most people can’t even jump that high.
Worlds Highest Kickflip
It wouldn’t be right to mention the record for the highest ollie without also mentioning the highest kickflip.
Other than ollies, kickflips are probably the most common flatground trick, so naturally, people can pop them pretty high. Most people aren’t breaking any records, but other than ollies, kickflips are usually the easiest trick for people to pop high.
Currently, Jake Hayes holds the record for the world’s highest kickflip at 34 inches. It was done somewhat unofficially at The Berrics for a video, but they show a few angles of the kickflip and you see them measure it, so overall it seems pretty legit.
Even though it’s almost a full foot shorter than the world record ollie, that’s still a really high kickflip, and so far no one else has beaten it.
Worlds Longest Manual
Even though it might not be the most exciting, another really impressive world record is the longest manual on a skateboard. A couple of years back, Swiss skateboarder Simon Stricker did a 1.34-mile-long manual with an average speed of 19.5 miles per hour.
A lot of skateboarders struggle to manual normal-sized manual pads, so this guy manualing over a mile is pretty mind blowing.
Also, unlike a lot of the other skateboarding world records, this guy did it on an open road going around the side of a mountain. If there were some way to have a mellow closed course hill without any traffic, he probably could’ve gone even further.
Misc Skateboarding World Records
Up next I want to mention a few really random skateboarding world records that aren’t exactly the craziest, but they’re still pretty cool.
This is going to be a bit of a speed round, but if you want to know more about any of these, well you can just google it.
The most consecutive kickflips on a skateboard is 1,546, and was achieved by Zach Kral.
The longest stationary skateboard manual is 2 hr 55 min 22 sec, and was achieved by Brandon González.
The most skateboard ollies in one minute is 82, and it was done by Adam Żaczek.
The most people riding on a skateboard is 22 during the filming of the music video “Troublemaker” by the band Weezer.
Jack Smith skateboarded across the USA in 1984 in just 26 days.
The longest journey by skateboard was 7,555 miles (12,159 km) and was completed by Rob Thomson
There are seriously a ton of other random ones that are pretty good, but rather than name them all, I’ll just leave some links in the description so you can check them out for yourself.
Skateboarding World Records
Skateboarders are constantly pushing the limits of what can be done on a skateboard, and the continuous cycle of setting and breaking skateboarding world records is just a natural part of that.