Rune Glifberg Net Worth

About Rune Glifberg

Rune Glifberg or “The Danish Destroyer” was born on October 7, 1974 and is a Danish professional skateboarder with an estimated net worth of $2 million. Rune Glifberg was 11 years old when a good friend visited the US and brought him back a skateboard as a gift. His natural talent was obvious, and Rune skated both street and vert, but loving bowls the most. He won his first pro contest in France in 1990, and turned pro two years later. Rune Glifberg moved from Denmark to Costa Mesa, California after he finished high school in 1995. Rune Glifberg still returns home to visit Denmark 2 or 3 times a year.

Danish professional skateboarder Rune Glifberg has an estimated net worth of $2 million dollars, as of 2023. Glifberg is one of three skaters to have competed at every X Games. He has a total of 12 X Games medals.

Rune Glifberg Interesting Fact:

Rune Glifberg has won the most X Games medals, without winning a gold. Rune Glifberg also has what he calls a “small collection of BMWs.”

Rune Glifberg Basic Bio Information:

  • Name: Rune Glifberg
  • Gender: Male
  • Hometown: Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Date of Birth: October 7, 1974 in Copenhagen, DEN
  • Family: single with two daughters
  • Occupation: Pro Skateboarder
  • Started Skating: 1986
  • Started Competing: 1990
  • Turned Pro: 1992
  • Favored Discipline: Vert
  • #1 Sponsor: Etnies
  • Stance: Regular
  • Nickname: The Great Dane

Rune Glifberg Skateboarding Style and Strengths:

Rune Glifberg is an all terrain skateboarder, but does best with vert. He is versatile and flexible, and able to pull off great back-to-back tricks.

Rune Glifberg Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks:

Rune Glifberg said in an interview with ESPN that he loves backside tailslides, because of how the move twists his body. Rune Glifberg is also one of the first skaters to pull off a kickflip board slide. (ESPN)

Rune Glifberg Skateboarding Career Highlights:

  • 1995 – Bronze in Skateboard Vert at X Games
  • 1997 – Silver in Skateboard Vert at X Games
  • 1999 – Bronze in Vert Doubles at X Games
  • 2002 – Bronze in both Vert and Vert Doubles at X Games
  • 2002 – Ranked 3rd with World Cup Skateboarding’s end of year rankings worldwide, ranked first in Europe
  • 2003 – Silver in Vert Doubles and Bronze in Vert at X Games
  • 2003 – Ranked 4th in world year end rankings (WCS), and 2nd in Europe
  • 2004 – Bronze in Vert and X Games
  • 2004 – First in Gravity Games

Rune Glifberg Quote:

Rune skates all terrain, and says, “There’s a lot of different paths and styles of skating. I enjoy them all.”

As of 2023, Rune Glifberg’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million. Glifberg is a playable character in the first five games of the Tony Hawk series of video games that consists of the four Pro Skater games and Tony Hawk‘s Underground.

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