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