List of skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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This list includes skateboarders who have competed or will compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. There are two skateboarding disciplines, park and street, each contested as a men's event and a women's event. [1] [2]

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Men

NameCountryDate of birthEvent
Youngest competitor Alessandro Mazzara Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5 May 2004 (aged 17)Park
Oldest competitor Rune Glifberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7 October 1974 (aged 46)Park
NOCNameAgeEventNotes
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Shane O'Neill 3 January 1990 (aged 31)Street
Kieran Woolley 20 November 2003 (aged 17)Park
Keegan Palmer 13 March 2003 (aged 18)Park
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Axel Cruysberghs 12 October 1994 (aged 26)Street
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Pedro Barros 16 March 1995 (aged 26)Park
Gustavo Felipe 22 February 1991 (aged 30)Street
Luiz Francisco 24 July 2000 (aged 20)Park
Kelvin Hoefler 10 February 1993 (aged 28)Street
Pedro Quintas 13 May 2002 (aged 19)Park
Giovanni Vianna 26 January 2001 (aged 20)Street
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Andy Anderson 13 April 1996 (aged 25)Park
Matt Berger 10 October 1993 (aged 27)Street
Micky Papa 31 August 1990 (aged 30)Street
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Jhancarlos González 14 March 1997 (aged 24)Street
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Rune Glifberg 7 October 1974 (aged 46)Park
Flag of France.svg  France Aurélien Giraud 3 February 1998 (aged 23)Street
Vincent Matheron 15 May 1998 (aged 23)Park
Vincent Milou 11 November 1996 (aged 24)Street
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Tyler Edtmayer 26 December 2000 (aged 20)Park
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Ivan Federico 20 March 1999 (aged 22)Park
Alessandro Mazzara 5 May 2004 (aged 17)Park
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yukito Aoki 4 September 2003 (aged 17)Street
Ayumu Hirano 29 November 1998 (aged 22)Park
Yuto Horigome 7 January 1999 (aged 22)Street
Sora Shirai 3 November 2001 (aged 19)Street
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Ángelo Caro 27 August 1999 (aged 21)Street
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Gustavo Ribeiro 27 March 2001 (aged 20)Street
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Steven Pineiro 17 November 1996 (aged 24)Park
Manny Santiago 10 September 1985 (aged 35)Street
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Dallas Oberholtzer 27 June 1975 (aged 46)Park
Brandon Valjalo 11 July 1998 (aged 23)Street
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Danny Leon 1 December 1994 (aged 26)Park
Jaime Mateu 28 October 1995 (aged 25)Park
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Oskar Rozenberg 11 November 1996 (aged 24)Park
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jagger Eaton 21 February 2001 (aged 20)Street
Nyjah Huston 30 November 1994 (aged 26)Street
Jake Ilardi 11 March 1997 (aged 24)Street
Cory Juneau 20 June 1999 (aged 22)Park
Heimana Reynolds 1 August 1998 (aged 22)Park
Zion Wright 3 February 1999 (aged 22)Park

Sources: [3]

Women

NameCountryDate of birthEvent
Youngest competitor Kokona Hiraki Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 26 August 2008 (aged 12)Park
Oldest competitor Melissa Williams Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12 June 1985 (aged 36)Park
NOCNameAgeEventNotes
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Poppy Starr Olsen 1 June 2000 (aged 21)Park
Hayley Wilson 29 October 2001 (aged 19)Street
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Julia Brückler 28 November 1989 (aged 31)Street
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Lore Bruggeman 30 April 2002 (aged 19)Street
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Yndiara Asp 19 October 1997 (aged 23)Park
Leticia Bufoni 13 April 1993 (aged 28)Street
Rayssa Leal 4 January 2006 (aged 15)Street
Isadora Pacheco 29 March 2005 (aged 16)Park
Pamela Rosa 19 July 1999 (aged 22)Street
Dora Varella 31 July 2001 (aged 19)Park
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Annie Guglia 15 November 1990 (aged 30)Street
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Josefina Tapia Varas 25 April 2002 (aged 19)Park
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Wenhui Zeng 8 February 2005 (aged 16)Street
Xin Zhang 1 December 1998 (aged 22)Park
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Lizzie Armanto 26 January 1993 (aged 28)Park
Flag of France.svg  France Charlotte Hym 30 October 1992 (aged 28)Street
Madeleine Larcheron 24 January 2006 (aged 15)Park
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Lilly Stoephasius 5 June 2007 (aged 14)Park
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sky Brown 7 July 2008 (aged 13)Park
Bombette Martin 1 June 2006 (aged 15)Park
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Asia Lanzi 9 January 2002 (aged 19)Street
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kokona Hiraki 26 August 2008 (aged 12)Park
Funa Nakayama 17 June 2005 (aged 16)Street
Aori Nishimura 31 July 2001 (aged 19)Street
Momiji Nishiya 30 August 2007 (aged 13)Street
Misugu Okamoto 22 June 2006 (aged 15)Park
Sakura Yosozumi 15 March 2002 (aged 19)Park
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Keet Oldenbeuving 1 September 2004 (aged 16)Street
Roos Zwetsloot 27 July 2000 (aged 20)Street
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Margielyn Didal 19 April 1999 (aged 22)Street
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Amelia Brodka 18 August 1989 (aged 31)Park
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Julia Benedetti 25 September 2004 (aged 16)Park
Andrea Benítez 29 September 1994 (aged 26)Street
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Melissa Williams 12 June 1985 (aged 36)Park
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Jordyn Barratt 28 December 1998 (aged 22)Park
Mariah Duran 14 December 1996 (aged 24)Street
Alexis Sablone 12 August 1986 (aged 34)Street
Alana Smith 20 October 2000 (aged 20)Street
Bryce Wettstein 10 January 2004 (aged 17)Park
Brighton Zeuner 14 July 2004 (aged 17)Park

Sources: [4]

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