Salman Agah
American skateboarder
Salman Agah (born July 10, 1972) is an American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur.
Early life
Salman Agah was born in Washington, D.C. to Persian and Azeri parents. He started skateboarding at the age of 5. After returning to the United States from living in Iran and Europe, he settled with his family in San Jose, California.
Career
At the age of 16, Stacy Peralta spotted Agah, who began riding as a sponsored amateur for Powell Peralta. He joined the Powell team in 1989 along with Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Tommy Guerrero, Ray Barbee, and Lance Mountain. He then went on to skateboard professionally for Real Skateboards (owned by Deluxe Distribution) from 1990–1994, and The Firm Skateboards (now defunct) from 1995-2000. Agah spent 14 years on the Vans pro skate team. He was sponsored by Black Label Skateboards from 2000-2017 until he rejoined Powell Peralta, the brand he rides for to this date.
During his career as a professional skateboarder, Agah has made significant contributions to the progression of the sport, specifically pioneering switch stance which is riding opposite of your regular stance — the skateboarding equivalent of ambidexterity.
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