Brandon Valjalo

Brandon Valjalo (born 11 July 1998) is a South African professional skateboarder who competed in the men's street event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Born and raised in Johannesburg,[1] Valjalo first stood on a skateboard at the age of three when he found his brother's old board.

[2] Valjalo made his debut on the local professional scene in 2013,[2] and then won the South African as well as the world youth championship title at the 2014 Kimberley Diamond Cup.

[9] At the Tokyo Games, he made history as South Africa's first-ever Olympic skateboarder.

[10] Despite breaking his wrist a few days before the preliminary heats, he competed with his arm in a plaster cast and finished 18th overall.