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{{Infobox pro skater
| name = Eric Koston
| image = Koston.jpg
| birth date = {{birth date and age|1975|4|29}}
| hometown = [[wikipedia:Bangkok|Bangkok]], [[wikipedia:Thailand|Thailand]]
| first appeared = [[THPS2]]
| found = [[THPS2]]<br>[[THPS3]]<br>[[THPS4]]<br>[[THUG]]<br>[[THUG2]]<br>[[Skate (series)|Skate 2 and 3]]<br>[[THPSHD]]<br>[[THPS1+2]]
}}

'''Eric Koston''' (born April 29, 1975) is a Thai-American professional skateboarder who grew up in [[wikipedia:San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino, California]].

Eric is featured in the video games, ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]'', ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'', ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4]]'', ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground]]'', ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2]]'', ''[[Skate 2|Skate 2, Skate 3]]'', ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD]],'' and ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2|Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2]]''.

==Career==
In 1992, Koston first got sponsored by the "101 Team", and moved to [[wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, CA]]. He officially turned pro in 1993 when he joined the "H-Street Team". Koston was most known for his amazing Nollie-based and switch-based skills that seemed impossible during that time. His career has been highlighted by his 1st place in the 2000 Globe World Contest, [[wikipedia:X Games|X Games]] and [[wikipedia:Gravity Games|Gravity Games]], his 1st place win in the [[wikipedia:2002|2002]] [[wikipedia:Gravity Games|Gravity Games]] Street, and his 1st place in the [[wikipedia:2003|2003]] [[wikipedia:X Games|X Games]] Street Competition, [[wikipedia:X Games|X Games]] Global Championship and [[wikipedia:Gravity Games|Gravity Games]]. He was named [[wikipedia:ESPN|ESPN]] Action Sports and Music Awards Skateboarder of the Year in both 2001 & 2002. Koston was in Yeah Right, and Mouse, both a [[wikipedia:Girl Skateboard Company|Girl]] skateboard film, "Fully Flared", a [[wikipedia:Lakai|Lakai]] skateboard film. and "[http://esskateboarding.com/timeline/ <span class="special" style="text-transform:none;">é</span>S ]Menikmati", a [http://esskateboarding.com/timeline/ <span class="special" style="text-transform:none;">é</span>S ]Footwear Film.[http://esskateboarding.com/timeline/] In 2007, Eric and another pro skater and his longtime friend, Steve Berra, established t[https://theberrics.com/ he Berrics], a skate park and also a project dedicated for Street Skateboarder around LA. From there, some series like Battle of the Berrics (the competitive SKATE contest, held by them), Do A Kickflip (a series where Eric and the Pros hunting down many people who can and can't skate doing a Kickflip) and Battle Commander (the exclusive Pro Showcase in the Berrics) become famous in internet.

== Trivia ==
* As stated in <span class="special" style="text-transform:none;">é</span>S "Menikmati", If Eric decided to stay in Bangkok rather live in US, he could be find some jobs as Buddha Monk or even a Muay-Thai boxer.
* In [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uikArUFfdVQ Owen Wilson's part of Girl "Yeah Right"], Eric is taking part as Owen's double (though this part wasn't credited in the end).

== Gallery ==
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Erickostonthug.png|Eric Koston in [[Tony Hawk's Underground]]
Erickostonthug2.png|Eric Koston in [[Tony Hawk's Underground 2]]
Eric.png|Eric Koston in [[THPS1+2]]
</gallery>

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