Cory Juneau

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Cory Juneau
Personal information
Full nameCory Scott Juneau
NationalityAmerican
Born (1999-06-20) June 20, 1999 (age 24) [1] [2]
San Diego, California, U.S.
Sport
SportSkateboarding
TeamFlip Skateboards, Golden Goose, Rockstar Energy, Shake Junt, Slappys Garage
Medal record
Men's park skateboarding
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Park
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Shanghai Park
X Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Minneapolis Park

Cory Scott Juneau (born June 20, 1999, [1] [2] in San Diego, California) is an American skateboarder. He has competed in men's park events at several X Games, winning bronze in 2017 and finishing ninth in 2018 and 2019. [1] [2]

He competed in the men's park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he won bronze. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Skateboarding JUNEAU Cory". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cory Juneau". xgames.com. X Games. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022.