Raicca Ventura

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Raicca Ventura
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Ventura at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameRaicca Ventura de Oliveira
Born (2007-03-08) 8 March 2007 (age 17) [1]
São Caetano do Sul, Brazil
Sport
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Sport Skateboarding
Event Park
Medal record
Women's park skateboarding
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Rome Park
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Park

Raicca Ventura de Oliveira (born 8 March 2007) is a Brazilian skateboarder. She represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She won gold at the 2024 World Skateboarding Championship.

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Career

Ventura made her international debut for Brazil in October 2023 at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship and finished in fourth place with a score of 87.59. [2] A few weeks later, she then competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and won a silver medal in the park event with a score of 82.54. [3] [4]

As of June 2024, Ventura was ranked eighth in the Olympic World Skateboarding rankings, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [5] During the park event she finished in 12th place during the semifinals with a score of 76.24, and failed to advance to the finals. [1] In September 2024, she competed at the 2024 World Skateboarding Championship and won a gold medal with a score of 93.73. [6] In December 2024, she was named a finalist for Prêmio Brasil Olímpico Breakthrough Athlete of the year. [7] [8]

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