Kairi Netsuke (born 19 August 2003) is a Japanese skateboarder. He is a World Skateboarding Championship silver medalist.
 Netsuke in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 August 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Shimada, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goofy-footed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Street | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn December 2023, he competed at the World Skateboarding Championship in the street event. During the quarterfinals he had the highest score of 80.37.[2] During the finals he won a silver medal with a score of 273.60, finishing ahead of 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist Yuto Horigome.[3][4]
Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Netsuke was ranked fifth in the world street skateboarding rankings, however, Japan already met its quota of three skaters, and as a result he didn't qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Kairi Netsuke". xgames.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Kano, Shintaro (15 December 2023). "WST Street World Championship 2023 Japan: Netsuke Kairi spearheads Japanese 1-2-3-4 in men's quarter-final". oympics.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory; Kano, Shintaro (17 December 2024). "WST Street World Championship 2023 Japan: Shirai Sora leads Japanese podium sweep in men's final". oympics.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Miyaguchi, Sean (17 December 2023). "Skateboarding: Host Japan wins 5 of 6 world championship medals". Kyodo News. Retrieved 3 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.
External links
edit- Kairi Netsuke at the X Games
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