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Born | Fernandina Beach, Florida, U.S. | March 2, 2005||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Street skateboarding | ||||||||||||||
Rank | 11th [1] | ||||||||||||||
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Poe Pinson [2] (born March 2, 2005) [3] is an American skateboarder. She competed in the women's street event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [4]
Pinson was born in Fernandina Beach, Florida. [3]
Pinson represented the United States of America as a member of the USA Skateboarding National Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the women's street skating and came in 5th. [3] [5] [6]
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