Liz Akama
 Liz Akama on November 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Native name | 赤間 凛音 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 2009 Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.
Categories:
- Living people
- 2009 births
- Japanese female skateboarders
- Sportspeople from Miyagi Prefecture
- Sportspeople from Sendai
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen
- Skateboarders at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in skateboarding
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Olympic skateboarders for Japan