Miyu Ito

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Miyu Ito
Personal information
Born (2007-05-15) 15 May 2007 (age 18) [1]
Sport
CountryJapan
Sport Skateboarding
Position Regular-footed
Event Street
Medal record
Women's street skateboarding
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Rome Street
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Street
X Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 VenturaStreet
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 ChibaStreet

Miyu Ito (born 15 May 2007) is a Japanese skateboarder. She is a World Skateboarding Championship and Asian Games bronze medalist.

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Career

In September 2023, Ito competed at the 2022 Asian Games and won a bronze medal in the street event with a score of 221.59. [2]

Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Ito was ranked in the top-ten of the world street skateboarding rankings, however, Japan already met its quota of three skaters, and as a result she didn't qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [3] [4]

Ito made her X Games debut in Ventura, California in June 2024, and became the first rookie in history to win a gold medal in the women's skateboard street event. [5]

In September 2024, she competed at the World Skateboarding Championship. During the open qualifier round she had the second-highest score of 70.85 points. [6] During the finals she won a bronze medal with a score of 249.53. [7] [8] Weeks later, she then competed at the X Games in Chiba, Japan and won a silver medal in the street event. [9]

References

  1. "Miyu Ito". xgames.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. "2023 Asian Games: Day 4". The Japan News . 28 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. Kano, Shintaro (29 May 2024). "Olympic Qualifier Series: No easy way out from Budapest to Paris for Japan's skateboarders". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. "Skateboarding: Japanese face tight final battle for Olympic spots". Kyodo News. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. "Historic records broken at X Games Ventura 2024". surfertoday.com. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. Merrell, Chloe (10 September 2024). "World Skate Games Italia 2024: Nakayama Funa leads 29 into women's quarter-finals on opening day in Rome". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. Jiwani, Rory; Merrell, Chloe (14 September 2024). "Rayssa Leal defies Japanese challenge to regain women's street skateboarding world crown". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  8. "Skateboarding: Toa Sasaki wins Japan's 3rd men's street world title". Kyodo News. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  9. Alley, Blair (21 September 2024). "X Games Chiba 2024 Day Two Recap & Results (Cordano's Tricks!)". skateboarding.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.