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Sports: Extreme Pogo or Xpogo is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks on specially designed "extreme" pogo sticks. Today’s pogo sticks have the potential for jumping over 3 meters of height. Extreme pogo is a relatively new and popular extreme sport. The vast majority of Xpogo athletes are male and between the ages of 10-25.
The beginnings of Xpogo are somewhat contested, but it is acknowledged among the Xpogo community that Dave Armstrong from Provo, Utah, USA was likely the first individual in the 20th century to make a conscious and consistent effort to execute tricks on a traditional steel spring pogo stick, beginning in 1999. Dave created a website, Xpogo.com, around that time to share pictures and video of his bouncing.
Shortly after Armstrong, several other individuals began to independently form the idea of creating an extreme sport around pogo. Among these were Nick McClintock, Nick Ryan, Fred Grzybowski, Dan Brown, Rick Gorge, and Matt Malcolm. Each believing they had solely created a sport, the collective founders of Xpogo eventually connected via Xpogo.com. Together they shared their tricks and associated media, effectively laying the groundwork for the sport.
Today “Extreme Pogo or Xpogo sports has 13 world records achieved by different Pogo athlete” according to xpogo.com website.
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