Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics
| Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics | |
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| Events | 4 (men: 2; women: 2) |
| Games | |
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Skateboarding made its debut appearance at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.[1] It has also been provisionally approved by the IOC for inclusion at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.[2]
World Skate currently sanctions Olympic skateboarding.[citation needed]
Bid for inclusion[]
In September 2015, skateboarding was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, karate, surfing, and sport climbing to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics;[3] and in June 2016, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would support the proposal to include all of the shortlisted sports in the 2020 Games.[4] Finally, on August 3, 2016, all five sports (counting baseball and softball together as one sport) were approved for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic program.[1]
Events[]
2020[]
Medalists[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's park |
Keegan Palmer Australia
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Pedro Barros Brazil
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Cory Juneau United States
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| Women's park |
Sakura Yosozumi Japan
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Kokona Hiraki Japan
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Sky Brown Great Britain
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| Men's street |
Yuto Horigome Japan
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Kelvin Hoefler Brazil
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Jagger Eaton United States
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| Women's street |
Momiji Nishiya Japan
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Rayssa Leal Brazil
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Funa Nakayama Japan
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Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "IOC approves five new sports for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Olympics.org. International Olympic Committee. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ "IOC Official news announcing the provisional inclusion of Skateboarding in the 2024 summer Olympics in Paris". olympic.org. 2019-06-25. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Surfing and skateboarding make shortlist for 2020 Olympics". GrindTV.com. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ^ "IOC Executive Board supports Tokyo 2020 package of new sports for IOC Session - Olympic News". Olympic.org. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
External links[]
- Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics
- Sports at the Summer Olympics
- Skateboarding competitions