An 11-year-old Brazillian skateboarding prodigy has broken a world record set by legend Tony Hawk 21 years ago. Youngster Gui Khury has taken to Instagram to announce that he has become the first skateboarder in history to land a 1080 on a vert ramp. Trail-blazing skateboarder Tony Hawk had set the previous world record, achieving the first-ever 900 all the way back in 1999. Check out Hawk set the record back 21 years ago in the video below: [[jwplayerwidget||https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/dgbeTo0k-Q0L14jDU.mp4||dgbeTo0k]] To put this accomplishment into context, Hawk set that record when he was 31 years old - nine years before Khury was even born. In order to achieve the feat, Khury needed to complete three full revolutions during an aerial spin. On Saturday (May 9), a video of the accomplishment was posted to Khury's Instagram page, along with the caption: "1080!!! I have no words to explain what just happened..." Check out Khury break the record in the video below: [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8fzUvlQU0/]] In 12 hours, the incredible post has amassed over 50,000 views on the social media platform. During an interview at the American Express Success Makers Summit in 2017, Hawk discussed how difficult achieving a 900 was - going as far as to call it the "biggest moment of his competitive career". He added: "I knew it was possible, but I couldn't figure out that last element. "I realized I was falling forward each time and the key I was missing was that I needed to shift my weight mid-spin to my back foot […] When I started doing that, it all clicked. "The reason I chased the 900 for so long was for the sake of progression … The thing I have always loved about skating is how it continues to evolve. It’s a continually progressing art form and the 900 is one more milestone in the process." Amazingly, Khury also made history last year at the age of 10 when he became the youngest athlete to land a 900 at the X Games - equalling Hawk's personal best.

11-Year-old skateboarder breaks 21-year world record set by Tony Hawk

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