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]
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Native name | 小野寺 吟雲 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Ginwoo | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan[1] | 15 February 2010||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Regular-footed | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 1st – street (August 2024)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "小野寺吟雲オフィシャルWEBサイト". Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Male". World Skate. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "12-year-old skateboarders earn medals at world championships". NBC Sports. 5 February 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Ginwoo Onodera becomes Japan's youngest skateboard champion". The Japan Times. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2024.