Danny Wainwright (Bristol, UK) is the official world record holder for performing the highest ollie on a skateboard on flat ground. On February 6, 2000 he performed a 44.5 in. (113 cm) ollie at the Reese Forbes Ollie Challenge at the ASR Show in Long Beach, California. He is sponsored by Powell Skateboards and Vans. He started skaing about 17 years ago because one of his friends had a board and it looked like fun. He was was influencd by British skaters like Alex Moul, Pete Dosset, Curtis Mccann, alot of the London skaters. He's 29 years old and drinks about 5 cokes a day.