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==Biography== |
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Okamoto was born {{circa}} 2006 in [[Takahama, Aichi]].<ref name="STAR">{{cite news |title=Okamoto has the X-factor. Japan's teen skateboard queen is wary of Olympic jinx. |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |date=31 Jul 2019 |
Okamoto was born {{circa}} 2006 in [[Takahama, Aichi]].<ref name="STAR">{{cite news |title=Okamoto has the X-factor. Japan's teen skateboard queen is wary of Olympic jinx. |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] |date=31 Jul 2019}}</ref><ref name="KYO" /> Aged 13, she won the Women's Park Skateboarding World Cup in 2019,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hope |first=Nick |title=Olympic skateboarding: 'Fearless' teen Bombette Martin seeks 'dream' Tokyo place |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/56680960 |publisher=BBC |date=9 April 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-date=5 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605211753/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/56680960 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Park Skateboardind WC 2019: gold goes to Misugu Okamoto; tomorrow men finals |url=http://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/news-skateboarding/3191-park-skateboarding-wc-2019-gold-goes-to-misugu-okamoto-tomorrow-men-finals.html |publisher=[[World Skate]] |date=14 September 2019 |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810191115/http://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/news-skateboarding/3191-park-skateboarding-wc-2019-gold-goes-to-misugu-okamoto-tomorrow-men-finals.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and also won another three Olympic qualifying events.<ref name="KYO">{{cite news |title=13-year-old Misugu Okamoto blazing trail to skateboarding's 1st Olympic gold |url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/02/8ac1e1d74ddf-feature-13-year-old-okamoto-blazing-trail-to-skateboardings-1st-olympic-gold.html |website=english.kyodonews.net |date=18 February 2020 |access-date=10 June 2020 |archive-date=21 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321044849/https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/02/8ac1e1d74ddf-feature-13-year-old-okamoto-blazing-trail-to-skateboardings-1st-olympic-gold.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2019, she became the first female to land a [[Kickflip#Variations|kickflip Indy]] in competition.<ref name="KYO" /> |
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In 2021, it was announced that Okamoto had qualified for the Women's Park [[Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics|skateboarding competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The list of future Olympic skateboarders is official!!! |url=http://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/news-skateboarding/3353-the-list-of-future-olympic-skateboarders-is-official.html |publisher=[[World Skate]] |date=9 June 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610134455/https://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js |url-status=live }}</ref> |
In 2021, it was announced that Okamoto had qualified for the Women's Park [[Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics|skateboarding competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The list of future Olympic skateboarders is official!!! |url=http://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/news-skateboarding/3353-the-list-of-future-olympic-skateboarders-is-official.html |publisher=[[World Skate]] |date=9 June 2021 |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610134455/https://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Misugu Okamoto is a Japanese skateboarder. She won the won the Women's Park Skateboarding World Cup in 2019, and in 2021 she qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Okamoto was born c. 2006 in Takahama, Aichi.[1][2] Aged 13, she won the Women's Park Skateboarding World Cup in 2019,[3][4] and also won another three Olympic qualifying events.[2] In November 2019, she became the first female to land a kickflip Indy in competition.[2]
In 2021, it was announced that Okamoto had qualified for the Women's Park skateboarding competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
References
- ^ "Okamoto has the X-factor. Japan's teen skateboard queen is wary of Olympic jinx". The Star. 31 Jul 2019.
- ^ a b c "13-year-old Misugu Okamoto blazing trail to skateboarding's 1st Olympic gold". english.kyodonews.net. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Hope, Nick (9 April 2021). "Olympic skateboarding: 'Fearless' teen Bombette Martin seeks 'dream' Tokyo place". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Park Skateboardind WC 2019: gold goes to Misugu Okamoto; tomorrow men finals". World Skate. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "The list of future Olympic skateboarders is official!!!". World Skate. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.