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Victor Montalvo

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Victor Montalvo
Personal information
Born (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 (age 30)
Orlando, Florida
Home townKissimmee, Florida
Sport
Country United States
SportBreakdancing
Medal record
Men's Breakdancing
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris B-Boys
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Leuven B-Boys
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham B-Boys

Victor Montalvo (born May 1, 1994),[1] also known mononymously as Victor,[1] is an American bboy. He was born in Kissimmee, Florida to parents from Puebla, Mexico.[2]

He participated at the 2022 World Games in the dancesport competition where he won the gold medal[3] in the B-Boys event.[1][4] He is also a two-time champion of Red Bull BC One, winning in 2015 and 2022. [5] Montalvo became the first American to qualify for the Olympics in the sport of breaking.[6]

He is married to Ukrainian-born b-girl Kateryna Pavlenko.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2022 World Games: DanceSports Breaking Results Book" (PDF). World Games. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ https://www.redbull.com/us-en/theredbulletin/bboy-victor-montalvo-red-bull-bc-one-all-star-profile
  3. ^ "Ami Yuasa wins World Games gold as Ayumi Fukushima finishes third". The Japan Times. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Victor". Red Bull. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  6. ^ "B-boy Victor: From childhood dream to eyeing Paris 2024 podium - Competing with "freedom"".
  7. ^ Faisal, Mohammad (8 August 2024). "Victor Montalvo's Parents, Siblings and Wife: Everything You Need to Know About the Paris Olympics-Headed Breakdancer's Major Supporters". EssentiallySports. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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