Liz Akama
 Liz Akama on November 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 赤間 凛音 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 2009 Aomori, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Regular-footed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 2nd[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Liz Akama (赤間 凛音, Akama Rizu; born 8 January 2009) is a Japanese skateboarder who won a silver medal in women's street skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Career
[edit]She began skateboarding in second grade with encouragement from her father, who was a surfer.[4] Aside from her Olympic medal, she has also captured three silver medals and two bronze medals at the X Games.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Women". World Skate. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Zucker, Joseph. "Olympic Skateboarding 2024: Women's Street Medal Winners and Results". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "スケートボード 東北高校１年の赤間凛音選手がパリ五輪内定". NHK (in Japanese). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Akama Liz". Paris 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Liz Akama". X Games. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Liz Akama at World Skate (alternative link)
- Liz Akama at The Boardr
- Liz Akama at the X Games
- Liz Akama at Olympics.com
- Liz Akama at Olympedia
- Liz Akama at InterSportStats
- Liz Akama at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Liz Akama on Instagram
Categories:
- 2009 births
- Living people
- Japanese female skateboarders
- Olympic skateboarders for Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in skateboarding
- Skateboarders at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Aomori Prefecture
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- X Games competitors