Bryce Wettstein

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Bryce Wettstein
Personal information
Birth nameBryce Ava Wettstein
Born (2004-01-10) January 10, 2004 (age 20)
Encinitas, California, U.S.
OccupationSkateboarder
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Website brycewettstein.com
Sport
CountryUnited States
Sport Skateboarding
Position Regular-footed
Rank9th (Park; October 2023) [1]
Event(s)Park, vert
Pro tour(s) Dew Tour
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2020 Summer Olympics: Women's park – 6th
National finals
  • 2019 USA Skateboarding National Championships: Women's park – Gold
  • 2021 USA Skateboarding National Championships: Women's park – Bronze
Medal record
Women's park skateboarding
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago Park
X Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Los Angeles

Bryce Ava Wettstein (born January 10, 2004) is a regular-footed American skateboarder. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Skateboarding

Wettstein has been skating and surfing since she was 5 years old. [8] In the 2017 Vans Park Series, Wettstein placed 2nd after a run that scored 83.43. She finished behind Brighton Zeuner's 84.69 and ahead of Nora Vasconcellos's 82.36. [9] In 2018, Bryce placed 2nd at Dew Tour Women’s Pro Park, finishing behind Nicole Hause and ahead of Jordyn Barratt. [10] Wettstein is among the 16 members of the inaugural USA Skateboarding National Team announced in March 2019. Wettstein won the 2019 National Championship for Women's Park held at CATF. Wettstein qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and competed in the women’s park event. [11] She placed sixth overall. [12]

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  4. ↑ Billing, Karen (April 11, 2019). "Encinitas local named to first USA Olympic skateboarding team". Encinitas Advocate . Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ Bane, Colin (May 6, 2020). "Bryce Wettstein on the Power of Dreams". Dew Tour . Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Athletes: Bryce Wettstein, Skateboarding". Team USA . Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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