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Skateboarding events at the 2020 Summer Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skateboarding was an event held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2][3] It was the debut appearance of skateboarding at the Summer Olympics.[4] Skateboarding was one of four new sports added to the Olympic program for 2020;[5] it is also provisionally approved for the 2024 Summer Olympic games.[6] The proposal to add skateboarding to the Olympics was approved in August 2016.[4]
Skateboarding at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Ariake Urban Sports Park |
Dates | 25 July – 5 August 2021 |
No. of events | 4 |
Competitors | 80 from 25 nations |
There were 80 quota spots available for skateboarding. Each event had 20 competitors: three qualified from the World Championships, 16 from the world rankings, and one from the host country of the Olympics, Japan.[7] The qualification for the event was managed by World Skate.
Four medal events were held:[8] Both events consist of two rounds, prelims and finals.[9] The Park and Street events had their own specially designed courses that took into account gender and stance in order to have equality.[10]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).[11][12]
Day | Date | Start | Finish | Event | Phase |
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Day 2 | Sunday 25 July 2021 | 9:00 | 13:55 | Men's street | Prelims Heats/Final |
Day 3 | Monday 26 July 2021 | 9:00 | 13:55 | Women's street | Prelims Heats/Final |
Day 12 | Wednesday 4 August 2021 | 9:00 | 13:40 | Women's park | Prelims Heats/Final |
Day 13 | Thursday 5 August 2021 | 9:00 | 13:40 | Men's park | Prelims Heats/Final |
A total of 80 skateboarders from 25 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.[13]
* Host nation (Japan)
Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Japan* | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Brazil | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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Men's park |
Keegan Palmer Australia |
Pedro Barros Brazil |
Cory Juneau United States | |
Women's park |
Sakura Yosozumi Japan |
Kokona Hiraki Japan |
Sky Brown Great Britain | |
Men's street |
Yuto Horigome Japan |
Kelvin Hoefler Brazil |
Jagger Eaton United States | |
Women's street |
Momiji Nishiya Japan |
Rayssa Leal Brazil |
Funa Nakayama Japan |
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