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Sandro Dias

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Sandro Dias
Personal information
Nicknames
  • Mineirinho
  • King of the 540[1]
Born (1975-04-18) 18 April 1975 (age 50)
Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Sport
SportSkateboarding
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  Brazil
Gold medal – first place 2006 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2007 Los Angeles Vert
Gold medal – first place 2004 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick
Silver medal – second place 2002 Philadelphia Vert Best Trick
Silver medal – second place 2003 Los Angeles Vert Best Trick
Silver medal – second place 2013 Foz do Iguaçu Vert
Silver medal – second place 2014 Austin Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Los Angeles Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2000 San Francisco Vert Doubles

Sandro Dias (born April 18 1975), known as Mineirinho, is a Brazilian professional vert skateboarder. He started skateboarding in 1986 and turned pro in 1995. Best known for his high alley oop air tricks and for being one of ten people confirmed to have pulled the 900. He won the gold medal at X Games 12 in Skateboard Vert. He is sponsored by Red Bull, Oakley, and Positiv Skateboards. He won the world vert skateboarding titles in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007.

In 2011, Dias captured his sixth world vert skateboarding title. He beat out his close friend and teammate 8-time champion Andy Macdonald by only 50 championship points.

On September 25, 2025, Dias skated down the Fernando Ferrari Administrative Center [pt; es], a government building shaped like a quarter pipe in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, breaking two world records in the skateboarding: highest drop-in ever and the fastest speed reached on a standard skateboard. Starting at a height of 55 meters, he gradually dropped in at 60, 65 and finally 70 meters. Guinness World Records representatives were present at the time of the event.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Agnes, Aneboda (25 September 2025). "Watch live: Skateboarding down the world's biggest ramp". Red Bull. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. ^ World Record Attempt Highest Skateboatd Drop In (live). Red Bull. YouTube. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  3. ^ Blakely, Brian (25 September 2025). "Sandro Dias Breaks 2 World Records on the 'World's Biggest Ramp'". Transworld Skateboarding. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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