Editing Danny Way (section)

===Awards and achievements===
* 1986: Winner of the first contest he entered at eleven years of age
* 1989: Winner of the first vert contest he entered in [[Michigan]], United States
* 1991: ''Thrasher'' magazine "Skater of the Year"<ref>{{cite web|title=Classics - Danny Way S.O.T.Y.|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuGxsSTiwm8|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|access-date=23 August 2012|author=ThrasherMagazine|date=14 December 2009}}</ref>
* 1997: World record for "Biggest Air" – {{convert|12|ft|m}} kickflip
* 1997: First skateboarder to drop into a ramp from a helicopter
* 2002: World record for "Long Distance Jump" – {{convert|65|ft|m}}
* 2002: World record for "Biggest Air" – {{convert|18|ft|m}} {{convert|3|in|cm}} above the top of a ramp (this record was subsequently broken)
* 2003: Second world record for "Long Distance Jump" on June 19 at the [[Point X (skateboard camp)|Point X Camp]] mega ramp – surpassed his own previous record with a distance of {{convert|75|ft|m}}
* 2003: Second world record for "Biggest Air" – surpassed his own previous record with a distance of {{convert|23.5|ft|m}} above the top of a ramp
* 2004: Gold medal at X Games
* 2004: Third world record for "Long Distance Jump" on June 19 at X Games – surpassed his own previous record with a distance of {{convert|79|ft|m}}
* 2004: Second ''Thrasher'' "Skater of the Year" award<ref>{{cite web|title=Thrasher Skateboard Magazine's 2004 Skater of the Year: Danny Way|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu-AMnvfvZc|work=YouTube|publisher=Google, Inc|access-date=23 August 2012|author=SeanLewis06|format=Video upload|date=16 February 2011}}</ref>
* 2005: First skateboarder to jump over the [[Great Wall of China]] on a skateboard (Way performed this jump with a broken foot after failing a practice jump the day before.)<ref name=higgins>{{cite news|title=Stepping Aside as His Creation Soars|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/sports/30xgames.html|access-date=23 August 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=29 July 2009|author=Matt Higgins}}</ref>
* 2005: "Big Air" Gold medal at X Games XI
* 2006: "Big Air" Gold medal at X Games XII
* 2006: First skateboarder to perform the "El Camino" ("rocket grab" backflip) skateboard trick on a mega ramp – Mexico City, Mexico<ref>{{cite web|title=An {{sic|Inte|view|nolink=y}} With Danny Way|url=http://www.axsgear.com/blog/vintage-skateboard-history/an-inteview-with-danny-way/|work=AXS|publisher=www.axsgear.com|access-date=23 August 2012|author=AXS Reports|date=4 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108162418if_/http://www.axsgear.com/blog/vintage-skateboard-history/an-inteview-with-danny-way/ |archive-date=8 November 2011 }}</ref>
* 2006: First skateboarder to drop into a ramp from the top of the guitar sculpture at the [[Hard Rock Cafe|Hard Rock Cafe & Casino]] in Las Vegas, United States – a height of {{convert|82|ft|m}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Is There No Stopping Danny Way???|url=http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/skate/skate-news/is-there-no-stopping-danny-way/|work=Caught in the Crossfire|publisher=Division Media|access-date=25 March 2013|author=Crossfire|date=7 April 2006}}</ref>
* 2009: World record for land speed on a skateboard – assisted by professional skateboarder and entrepreneur [[Rob Dyrdek]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Danny Way Breaks Land Speed Record|url=http://push.ca/blogs/skatenews/archive/2009/04/17/danny-way-breaks-land-speed-record.aspx|work=Push.ca|publisher=Push|access-date=23 August 2012|author=encomintor|date=17 April 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126231718/http://www.push.ca/blogs/skatenews/archive/2009/04/17/danny-way-breaks-land-speed-record.aspx|archive-date=26 January 2010}}</ref> 
* 2009: Winner of the inaugural "Big Air Rail Jam" event at X Games XV – [[Staples Center]], Los Angeles, United States