Aaron Homoki

Aaron Homoki
Personal information
NicknameJaws
Born (1990-02-02) February 2, 1990 (age 34)[1]
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight54 kg (120lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSkateboarding
Turned pro2011
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  United States
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Austin Park

Aaron Homoki (/həˈmoʊki/;[2] born February 2, 1990), also known as Jaws, is an American professional skateboarder and was featured in the True Blue Retrospect video part. He is from Phoenix, Arizona.[3] He is famous for his ability to withstand big drops and to clear large gaps.[4]

He is a four-time winner of Thrasher's King of the Road competition: once as a mystery guest for Alien Workshop, in 2012, and three times for Birdhouse, completing a three-peat in 2013, 2014, and 2015.[4][5]

He also appeared on the cover of Thrasher magazine's March 2016 issue by landing a melon grab over Lyon 25,[6] a 25-stair, measuring at a height of 14 feet 9 inches and a length of 22 feet,[7] first made famous (though never landed) by Swedish skateboarder Ali Boulala in Lyon, France. He had tried the drop the previous year, tearing his MCL, but he went back and made it with his father and Boulala in attendance as a tribute. The steps have since become iconic and have been used in promotional marketing that Homoki and Boulala participated in.[8][9] Homoki also listed Boulala's Flip Skateboards Sorry part as his "Classic" (or favorite) part in Thrasher.[10]

Homoki won a bronze medal in the Skateboard Park final at the 2014 X Games in Austin, Texas.[11]

Video game appearances

Homoki is a playable character in the 2015 video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5.

Videography

  • Peter Vlad's Wonderful Horrible Life (2007)
  • A Happy Medium (2008)
  • It's Always Sunnies in Australia (2009)
  • Ipath Promo (2009)
  • Ipath Search and Enjoy Tour (2011)
  • A Happy Medium 2 (2011)
  • The Other Ones (2011)
  • King of the Road 2012 (2013)
  • Bones – New Ground (2013)
  • Dekline True Blue (2014)
  • Software Hardware v1.0 (2016)
  • Saturdays (2017)
  • A Happy Medium 4 (2018)
  • Beautiful Mutants (2019)
  • A Happy Medium 5 (2020)

Filmography

Films

Web series

Sponsors

Aaron "Jaws" Homoki's current sponsors include; Birdhouse skateboards,[13] Bones wheels,[14] Bronson bearings,[15] FP Insoles[16] and Independent trucks. Past sponsors include; Enjoi Skateboards, Ipath footwear, Dekline Footwear

References

  1. ^ "Aaron "Papa Jaws" Homoki – About – Facebook". Facebook.
  2. ^ "Aaron PAPA JAWS Homoki's History Of Jumping" on YouTube
  3. ^ "Aaron Homoki's official X Games athlete biography". Archived from the original on June 18, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Thrasher Magazine – King of the Road 2015: Team Profiles".
  5. ^ "Thrasher Magazine – King of the Road 2014: Team Profiles".
  6. ^ "What Is The Most Famous Ollie Ever Done?!". YouTube. August 31, 2024.
  7. ^ "Jaws vs. The Lyon 25 | VICE Sports". sports.vice.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017.
  8. ^ "BAYER | LEAPS | INTERVIEW AARON HOMOKI AND ALI BOULALA – YouTube". www.youtube.com. December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  9. ^ O'Connor, Paul (2020). Skateboarding and Religion. Cham, Switzerland: palgrave. pp. 147–178.
  10. ^ "Thrasher Magazine Shop – Current Issue – Magazines".
  11. ^ Aaron Homoki wins Skateboard Park bronze. Xgames.espn.com. Retrieved on 2017-04-12.
  12. ^ "Aaron "Jaws" Homoki's Battle Scars". YouTube. December 23, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  13. ^ SKATEBOARDS, BIRDHOUSE. "BIRDHOUSE – SKATE TEAM – AARON "JAWS" HOMOKI". BIRDHOUSE SKATEBOARDS. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  14. ^ "Aaron Homoki – BONES WHEELS Team – BONES WHEELS". bones.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  15. ^ "Bronson Skate Team | Bronson Speed Co". bronsonspeedco.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  16. ^ admin. "Team/videos". Footprint Insole Technology. Retrieved July 24, 2022.


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