Miyu Ito (born 15 May 2007) is a Japanese skateboarder. She is a World Skateboarding Championship and Asian Games bronze medalist.
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| Born | 15 May 2007[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Regular-footed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn September 2023, Ito competed at the 2022 Asian Games and won a bronze medal in the street event with a score of 221.59.[2]
Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Ito was ranked in the top-ten of the world street skateboarding rankings, however, Japan already met its quota of three skaters, and as a result she didn't qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Ito made her X Games debut in Ventura, California in June 2024, and became the first rookie in history to win a gold medal in the women's skateboard street event.[5]
In September 2024, she competed at the World Skateboarding Championship. During the open qualifier round she had the second-highest score of 70.85 points.[6] During the finals she won a bronze medal with a score of 249.53.[7][8] Weeks later, she then competed at the X Games in Chiba, Japan and won a silver medal in the street event.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Miyu Ito". xgames.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "2023 Asian Games: Day 4". The Japan News. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Kano, Shintaro (29 May 2024). "Olympic Qualifier Series: No easy way out from Budapest to Paris for Japan's skateboarders". oympics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Skateboarding: Japanese face tight final battle for Olympic spots". Kyodo News. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Historic records broken at X Games Ventura 2024". surfertoday.com. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Merrell, Chloe (10 September 2024). "World Skate Games Italia 2024: Nakayama Funa leads 29 into women's quarter-finals on opening day in Rome". oympics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory; Merrell, Chloe (14 September 2024). "Rayssa Leal defies Japanese challenge to regain women's street skateboarding world crown". oympics.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Skateboarding: Toa Sasaki wins Japan's 3rd men's street world title". Kyodo News. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Alley, Blair (21 September 2024). "X Games Chiba 2024 Day Two Recap & Results (Cordano's Tricks!)". skateboarding.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
External links
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