Diego Poncelet makes history: the world’s fastest skater sets a new Guinness World Record
Extreme sports have a new global benchmark. The 27-year-old Spanish skater Diego Poncelet has achieved an unprecedented feat by reaching a speed of 151.83 kilometers per hour, officially setting a new Guinness World Record in the discipline of standing skateboard downhill.
The impressive record was set on a closed section of the Route du Port, located in Les Éboulements, within the Charlevoix region, Canada. The event was directly supervised by a Guinness World Records judge, who certified the veracity of the speed reached by the athlete.
An unstoppable rise towards the record
The path to glory was not simple. During his first day of testing, Poncelet achieved a mark of 146.88 km/h. Far from settling, the athlete returned to the scene five days later, taking advantage of more favorable weather conditions to push his own limits and raise the record to 151.83 km/h.
I never fully admitted that my true goal was to reach 150 km/h; I was afraid it wouldn’t be possible.
Diego Poncelet
For the skater, this challenge represented much more than a figure in an official document. As the athlete himself detailed, his motivation lay in the search for a unique sensory experience, something that no one in the world had experienced on a skateboard to date.
Keys to success in the descent
- Maximum speed: 151.83 km/h.
- Discipline: Stand-up downhill skateboarding.
- Location: Route du Port, Charlevoix, Canada.
- Milestone: Official Guinness World Records title.
With this achievement, Diego Poncelet not only writes his name in the history books of the sport, but also redefines the speed standards in downhill skateboarding, consolidating himself as a key figure in the world elite of this discipline.
