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Momiji Nishiya (西矢 椛, Nishiya Momiji, born 30 August 2007) is a Japanese skateboarder. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the first ever gold medal in the women's street competition. At 13, she is the youngest person ever to win a gold medal for Japan,[2][3] and third youngest after Marjorie Gestring and Klaus Zerta to ever win an event at the Summer Olympics.[4]
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| Native name | 西矢椛 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Momiji Nishiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 August 2007 Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Regular-footed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 5th[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Nishiya competed at the 2019 Summer X Games in the women's street event where she scored 90.00 and won a silver medal.[5]
Nishiya competed at the 2021 Street Skateboarding World Championships where she scored 14.17 and won the silver medal.[6]
As of June 2021, Nishiya was ranked fifth in the Olympic World Skateboarding rankings, and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][7] She competed in the women's street competition, where she scored 15.26 and won the gold medal.[8] At the age of 13 years and 330 days, she became the youngest Olympic gold medalist for Japan, and the third youngest gold medalist in Olympic history.[9]
References
- "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- "Momiji Nishiya". olympic.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- Steen, Emma (26 July 2021). "13-year-old Momiji Nishiya wins gold, becomes Japan's youngest Olympic medalist". timeout.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- Jordan Mendoza (4 August 2021). "Athletes as young as 12 have won medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Who are the youngest to ever win?". USA Today. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- Zucker, Joseph (4 August 2019). "X Games 2019: Full Results, Medal Winners and Best Trick Highlights". blearcherreport.com. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Japan dominate at the World Street Skateboarding Championships". olympics.com. 7 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "The List of Future Olympic Skateboarders is Official!!!". worldskate.org. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- "Japan's Momiji Nishiya, 13, wins Olympic skateboarding women's street gold". The Guardian. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- Coskrey, Jason (26 July 2021). "13-year-old Momiji Nishiya becomes one of Japan's youngest Olympic champions". The Japan Times. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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На других языках
- [en] Momiji Nishiya
[it] Momiji Nishiya
Momiji Nishiya (Osaka, 30 agosto 2007) è una skater giapponese.[ru] Нисия, Момидзи
Момидзи Нисия (яп. 西矢椛, род. 30 августа 2007) — японская скейтбордистка, чемпионка Олимпийских игр 2020 в женских соревнованиях по скейтбордингу в дисциплине «стрит».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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