Ema Kawakami

Ema Kawakami

Personal information
Born	8 September 2014 (2014-09-08) (age 11) Kobe, Japan
Sport
Country	Japan
Sport	Skateboarding
Event	Vert skateboarding
Medal record Men's skateboarding Representing   Japan X Games 2025 Salt Lake City Vert

Ema Kawakami (born 8 September 2014) is a Japanese skateboarder. He is the youngest person to land a 900 and the first person to land three consecutive 900s.

Career

In August 2022, Kawakami became the youngest person to successfully land a 900 at the age of seven. ^{[1] [2]} Kawakami won the 2023 Japan Skateboarding Federation vertical contest and the Wingram Cup 2023 Vertical Series Vol. 1. ^[3] He also holds the Guinness World Record for the most backside 540 skateboard tricks in one minute with eight tricks completed. ^[3]

In April 2024, he was added to GoPro's professional athlete team. ^[3] On June 15, 2024, at the age of nine, he became the first person to land three consecutive 900s, ^[4] completing the feat at the 2024 Tony Hawk's Vert Alert competition, in front of Tony Hawk himself, the first person to ever successfully land a 900. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Xavier, Francis (23 August 2022). "7-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Skater To Land 900°". Unofficial Networks. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
2. "7-year-old skateboarder breaks half-pipe record". Good Morning America . 9 August 2022.
3. "GoPro Adds Eight Young 'Stars of Tomorrow' to Its Professional Athlete Team". GoPro . 23 April 2024.
4. "9-year-old Ema Kawakami lands three consecutive 900s". Surfer Today. 18 June 2024.
5. Kalland, Robby (17 June 2024). "Watch 9-Year-Old Ema Kawakami Hit Three 900s In A Row With Tony Hawk On Commentary". Uproxx .
6. Locker, Bradley (20 June 2024). "Ema Kawakami, 9, stuns Tony Hawk with back-to-back-to-back 900s". New York Post .

External links

• Ema Kawakami at The Boardr