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Notable Achievements at Age 16
Youth Olympic gold medal in 3x3 basketball
Won gold at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires as part of the U.S. 3x3 team.
Signed National Letter of Intent to Duke
Signed his NLI during the early signing period to play for the Duke Blue Devils.
USHL Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Forward of the Year
Became only the second USHL player to win Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Forward of the Year; first to win all three in a single season.
Bronze medal-winning overtime goal at 2023 IIHF U18 Worlds
Scored the overtime goal to clinch bronze for Canada at the 2023 IIHF World U18 Championship; matched Canada's single-tournament scoring record with 15 points (6g,9a).
Four-goal game vs Austria at World Juniors
Scored four goals in an 11–2 victory over Austria, breaking Wayne Gretzky's record for most goals by a 16-year-old at the World Juniors; tournament was later cancelled (Dec 29).
Won Colombian Women's League with Deportivo Cali
Scored across two legs of the final vs Santa Fe; Deportivo Cali won their first ever league title (aggregate 6–3).
First person to reach 100 million TikTok followers
Became the first TikTok user to reach 100 million followers (November 23, 2020).
Encode began years active (2020–present)
Encode began operating and Sneha's public activism is recorded as active from 2020 onward.
Co-founded Pagar.me
Pedro and Henrique founded Pagar.me, a developer-friendly online payments processor for Brazil, while both were 16.
Co-founded Odd Future collective
Co-founded Odd Future (OFWGKTA) with Hodgy, Left Brain, Casey Veggies and others, becoming the group's de facto leader.
Received International Baccalaureate (IB)
Graduated from Pearson College (UWC) with an International Baccalaureate diploma in 2005.
Youngest-ever Tim Sims Encouragement Fund nominee
At 16 Martin became the youngest nominee ever for the Tim Sims Encouragement Fund Award.
Graduated high school at 16
Graduated from Claremont High School at age 16 and subsequently studied at the Atlantic Theater Company.
Co-founded Square Roots (The Roots)
Co-founded the group initially called the Square Roots with Tariq 'Black Thought' Trotter; later shortened to The Roots.
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