| Skateboarding at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
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 Skateboarding pictogram for the 2020 Summer Olympics | |
| Venue | Ariake Urban Sports Park |
| Dates | 25 July – 5 August 2021 |
| No. of events | 4 |
| Competitors | 80 from 25 nations |
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Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification Skateboarders | ||
| Park | men | women |
| Street | men | women |
Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics 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]
Qualification
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.
Events
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]
Competition schedule
All times are Japan Standard Time ( UTC+9). [11] [12]
| Day | Date | Start | Finish | Event | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Participating NOCs
A total of 80 skateboarders from 25 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. [13]
Australia (5)
Austria (1)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (10)
Canada (4)
Chile (1)
China (2)
Colombia (1)
Denmark (1)
Finland (1)
France (5)
Germany (2)
Great Britain (2)
Italy (3)
Japan (10)
Netherlands (2)
Peru (1)
Philippines (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (2)
South Africa (3)
Spain (4)
Sweden (1)
United States (10)
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation ( Japan)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Medal events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's park |
Keegan Palmer
Australia
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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
| |
See also
- Roller sports at the 2018 Asian Games
- Roller speed skating at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Roller sports at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics
References
- ^ "IOC approves five new sports for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Olympic News". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
- ^ "Skateboarding Is Now an Olympic Sport". RIDE Channel. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
- ^ "Ariake Urban Sports Park". lg.jp. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ a b How skateboarding made it to the Olympics: an institutional perspective. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "IOC approves five new sports for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". International Olympic Committee. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Skateboarding; World Skate, 6 April 2018
- ^ "TOKYO 2020 EVENT PROGRAMME TO SEE MAJOR BOOST FOR FEMALE PARTICIPATION, YOUTH AND URBAN APPEAL". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Skateboarding - News, Athletes, Highlights & More". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Skateboarding | Olympic Sport". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Schedule - Skateboarding Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Skateboarding Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Skateboarding - Athlete Profiles". www.olympics.com/tokyo-2020/. Tokyo Organizing Committee for the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links
- Video - Full Replay: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Women's Street First Skateboarding Contest (olympics.com, IOC, OBS, english)
- Video - Full Replay: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Men's Street First Skateboarding Contest (olympics.com, IOC, OBS, english)
- Video - Full Replay: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Women's Park First Skateboarding Contest (olympics.com, IOC, OBS, english)
- Video - Full Replay: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Men's Park First Skateboarding Contest (olympics.com, IOC, OBS, english)
- Results book Archived 2021-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
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