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Native name | 岡本碧優 | |||||||||||
Full name | Misugu Okamoto | |||||||||||
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Born | Takahama, Aichi, Japan | June 22, 2006|||||||||||
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Misugu Okamoto (岡本 碧優, Okamoto Misugu, born June 22, 2006) is a Japanese skateboarder. She 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.