Kieran Woolley

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Kieran Woolley
Personal information
National teamAustralia
Born (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21)
Kiama Downs, New South Wales, [1] Australia
Years active2018 – present
Sport
CountryAustralia
Sport Skateboarding
EventPark
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 5th (2020)

Kieran Woolley (born 20 November 2003) is an Australian skateboarder known for his technical abilities and innovative style. He grew up riding motorcycles, surfing and skating on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. He first competed in skateboarding at the age of 12 and soon won Junior and later Senior Australian Street, Bowl and Park Championships. Woolley is currently ranked #4 in the World Skate male park rankings for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

At the Summer X Games USA in 2022 Woolley placed first, the first Australian to win gold in Park Skateboarding. [2] At the 2022 World Championships in Dubai he placed 4th. [3] [4] He was named as a finalist for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Sport Performance Awards (ASPA) Male Athlete of the Year in 2022. [5] [6]

Woolley competed in the men's park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [4] [7] He came second in the Preliminary Heats with a better rank than Keegan Palmer. However, an error in the final cost him dearly and he finished fifth in the Final. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Kieran Woolley". www.boardriding.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ↑ https://olympics.com/en/news/australian-kieran-woolley-wins-maiden-x-games-skateboard-park-title
  3. ↑ https://olympics.com/en/news/skateboarding-park-world-championships-2022-2023-all-results-scores
  4. 1 2 "Skateboarding - WOOLLEY Kieran". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kieran Woolley announced as a finalist for AIS Male Athlete of the Year". December 2022.
  6. ↑ https://www.ais.gov.au/events/aspas/finalists
  7. ↑ "Kieran Woolley". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 21 March 2022.


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