Ema Kawakami

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Ema Kawakami
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Born8 September 2014 (2014-09-08) (age 10)
Kobe, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
Sport Skateboarding
Event Vert skateboarding

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.

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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.
  2. ↑ "7-year-old skateboarder breaks half-pipe record". Good Morning America . 9 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 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 .
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