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South African skateboarding icon Jean-Marc Johannes has officially broken new ground on the world stage, rewriting history books with an unforgettable debut at the prestigious DBKU International X Games in Malaysia.
Having previously earned South Africa’s first gold, silver, and bronze medals in international skateboarding history, his X Games debut cements his position as the most statistically successful skateboarder on the continent.
Johannes was the first skateboarder in Africa to be inducted into the official printed Guinness World Records history book in 2024, following a phenomenal run where he broke five world records in 2023 alone.
His trophy cabinet boasts the African Youth Sports Athlete of the Year Award (2023), the Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans accolade (2021), and the Rising Star Award from the Department of Sports, Arts, and Culture (2025).
