Julia Brueckler or Julia Brückler (born 28 November 1989) is an Austrian professional street skateboarder.[2] She is regarded as one of the first female skateboarders in Austria. Her partner Cody McEntire is also a professional skateboarder.[3]
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| Native name | Julia Brückler (German) | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Ju | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 1989 Vienna, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional skateboarder | ||||||||||||||
| Life partner | Cody McEntire | ||||||||||||||
| Website | juliabrueckler.com | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Goofy-footed | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 23rd[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Street | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editJulia began pursuing her interest in skateboarding at the age of 12 after being inspired by her male counterparts at the middle school who were all enthusiastic skaters. One of the boys in her middle school gave his board to her and other girls to try and master the sport.[4]
She made her X Games debut during the X Games Austin 2015. In September 2018, she won her first European Skateboarding Championships.[5] She finished 7th at the X Games Minneapolis 2018.[3]
Brueckler made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where skateboarding was featured in the Olympic program for the very first time.[4] Prior to the Olympic Games, she was the 23rd ranked women's street skater in the World Skate Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings.[1] She represented Austria in the women's street event and finished in the 18th place.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Meronek, Rob. "Profiles and Bios: Julia Brueckler from Vienna AUT". The Boardr. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "X Games athlete biography: Julia Brueckler". X Games. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Athletes: Julia Brueckler (Skateboarding)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Meronek, Rob (6 September 2018). "Vans Park Series Europa Continental Championships". The Boardr. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Skateboarding, Women's Street – Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Olympics.com. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
External links
edit- Julia Brueckler at Olympedia
- Julia Brueckler at The Boardr
- Julia Brueckler at the X Games (archived)
