Gin'u "Ginwoo" Onodera (小野寺 吟雲, Onodera Gin'u, born 15 February 2010) is a Japanese skateboarder. He won the gold medal at the men's street skateboarding competition at X Games 2023.[3]

Ginwoo Onodera
小野寺 吟雲
Personal information
Native name小野寺 吟雲
NicknameGinwoo
NationalityJapanese
Born (2010-02-15) 15 February 2010 (age 14)
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan[1]
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSkateboarding
PositionRegular-footed
Rank1st – street (August 2024)[2]
Medal record
Men's street skateboarding
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 (2023) Sharjah Street
X Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Chiba Street

He also won a bronze medal at the World Skateboarding Championship in 2023, and the year before became Japan's youngest national champion at the age of twelve.[4][5]

He was part of Japan's men's street skateboarding team for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

References

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  1. ^ "小野寺吟雲オフィシャルWEBサイト". Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Male". World Skate. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  3. ^ "13-year-old Onodera Ginwoo makes X Games history in Chiba as youngest-ever men's street skateboarding champion". 14 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "12-year-old skateboarders earn medals at world championships". NBC Sports. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Ginwoo Onodera becomes Japan's youngest skateboard champion". The Japan Times. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2024.