Mariah Duran
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| Born | 14 December 1996 Albuquerque, NM, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||
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Mariah Duran (born December 14, 1996) is a goofy-footed American skateboarder.[1][2]
Skateboarding[]
Duran entered her first skateboarding competition at the age of 13 in her hometown of Albuquerque.[3]
In 2016, Duran went Pro for Meow Skateboards, joining then Meow team members Leo Baker, Vanessa Torres, Adrianne Sloboh, and others.[4][5]
In 2018, Duran won her first Gold medal at X Games Minneapolis in the women’s skateboarding street competition.[6]
Duran was among the 16 members of the inaugural U.S.A Skateboarding National Team announced in March, 2019. Duran competed to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the Women's Street division.[7][2] On June 21, 2021, Duran was announced as part of the inaugural U.S. Olympic skateboarding team by USA Skateboarding.[8] At the Olympics, she competed in the Women's street event. She finished 13th in the preliminary round, which was not high enough to advance to the 8-person final.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Mariah Duran - profile". xgames.
- ^ a b Bruton, Michelle. "Olympic Hopefuls Mariah Duran And Heimana Reynolds: Olympics Will Show Skateboarders Are 'Real Athletes'". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "Mariah Duran: Rolling Along". www.newmexico.org. 2020-06-24. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ Murrell, Andrew. "What Does the Rise of Women in Skateboarding Mean for Female-Focused Brands?".
- ^ "Mariah Duran". Meow Skateboards.
- ^ Bowker, Paul. "Mariah Duran Is All Smiles After Grabbing Her First X Games Gold In Skateboarding Street".
- ^ "USA Skateboarding Olympic Team Announced". Transworld Skateboarding.
- ^ "Meet The Just-Announced, First-Ever USA Skateboarding Olympic Team". forbes.com. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Heat Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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