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Board sports

Sports ridden on a board: surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, windsurfing.

18sports & disciplines
3on the Olympic programme
—oldest on record
—most common birthplace
Best documented

Main board sports

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All 18 board sports

18 sports
SportPart ofOriginFirst recordedOlympicDisciplines
Surfing—20218
Snowboarding—19985
Skateboardingroller sport—20216
Kite surfing———
Snowboard crosssnowboarding———
Slopestylefreestyle skiing———
Big airskateboarding———
SnowkitingKite skiing———
Bodyboardingsurfing———
Freeridingbackcountry skiing———
Para snowboardsnowboarding——1
Backcountry skiing——1
River surfingsurfing———
Sandskiingskiing———
Longboardingskateboarding———
Vert skateboardingskateboarding———
Street skateboardingskateboarding———
Half-pipe skiingfreestyle skiing———
† former Olympic sport, year of first appearance. Olympic years include appearances through disciplines.
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