Gentry Stein is a yo-yo world champion.[1][2] Stein won the 1A Division of the World Yo-Yo Contest in 2014 and 2019,[3][4] and received third place in 2011 and 2017.[5] Stein won the 1A division title of the U.S. National Yo-Yo Contest in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2019.[5][6] Stein won the Open 1A division at the European Yo-Yo Championship in 2016.[7] Stein is from Chico, California.[1][6]
Gentry Stein | |
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| Born | Chico, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Yo-yo performer |
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Stein is one of only 4 yo-yoers to ever get more than one world title in the 1A division. [citation needed]
Competitive career
edit| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
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| World Yo-Yo Contest | 3rd | 6th | 29th(P) | 1st | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 1st | |||
| National Yo-Yo Contest | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | Judge | |
| EYYC Open | 1st | |||||||||||
| Bay Area Classic | 15th | 4th | 1st | 1st | ||||||||
| Pacific Northwest Regional | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | ||||||||
| California State Yo-Yo Contest | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 10th | 1st | 1st | ||||||
| Las Vegas Yo-Yo Open | 1st |
References
edit- ^ a b Barajas, Henry. "Gentry Stein Wins 2014 World Yo-Yo Championship". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Watch the World's Best Yo-Yo-er Show Off His Mad Skills". Time. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ ""She Just Took Off With It": World Yo-Yo Champ's Dad". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ Siciliano, Leon (August 19, 2014). "Jaw dropping yo-yo routine wins world championship". Telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "National Yo-Yo Contest winds back up in Chico for 25th anniversary". Chico Enterprise-Record. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Chico's Gentry Stein wins National Yo-Yo Contest". Chico Enterprise-Record. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "EYYC 2016 1A Open Results – Gentry Stein Wins!". YoYoNews. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ "Competition". Gentry Stein. Retrieved August 16, 2019.