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Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics

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Competitions in the sport of skateboarding, governed by World Skate, have been held at two editions of the Summer Olympic Games. First selected as one of the discretionary sports at the 2020 and 2024 games, skateboarding will be inducted as one of the mandatory sports at the 2028 games. Athletes compete in the disciplines of park and street skateboarding – each their own events. Japan has won both the most gold medals (5) and most medals overall (9).

Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics
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Governing bodyWorld Skate
Events4 (men: 2; women: 2)
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Bid for inclusion

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In September 2015, skateboarding was included in a shortlist along with baseball, softball, karate, surfing, and sport climbing to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics;[1] and in June 2016, the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they would support the proposal to include all of the shortlisted sports in the 2020 Games.[2] Finally, on August 3, 2016, all five sports (counting baseball and softball together as one sport) were approved for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic program.[3] One of the biggest obstacles for skateboarding for an inclusion at the Olympics was that huge injuries in skateboarding were so risky (which can include death) and the IOC was less likely to take liabilities. Also the skateboarding sub-culture helped push the idea that the Olympic Games were too "mainstream" for the sport, and as a result skateboarding organizations did not campaign heavily for the sport's inclusion.[4]

Summary

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Games Year Events Best Nation
3220204 Japan (1)
3320244 Japan (2)
3420284

Events

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Current program
Event202020242028Total
Men's parkXXX3
Men's street XXX3
Women's park XXX3
Women's street XXX3
Total44412

Participating nations

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The following nations have taken part in the Olympic skateboarding competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Olympics.

Nation 2020 2024 2028 Years
 Australia59 2
 Argentina52 2
 Austria12 2
 Brazil1012 1
 Canada44 1
 China24 2
 Colombia11 2
 Chile17 2
 Czech Republic11 2
 Denmark11 2
 France57 2
 Finland11 2
 Germany22 2
 Great Britain23 2
 Indonesia–4 1
 Iran–1 1
 Italy32 2
 Japan1010 2
 Kazakhstan11 2
 Morocco51 2
 New Zealand–2 1
 Netherlands22 2
 Poland12 2
 Portugal12 2
 Peru17 2
 Philippines17 2
 Puerto Rico21 2
 ROC3––1
 Slovenia21 2
 South Africa33 2
 South Korea23 2
 Spain45 2
 Sweden11 2
 Switzerland11 2
 Thailand51 2
 Ukraine–2 1
 United States1012 2
Nations1922 24
Skateboarders 4068
Year 2020 2024 2028 3

Medal table

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Sources:[5]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan5319
2 Australia3003
3 Brazil0325
4 United States0235
5 Great Britain0022
Totals (5 entries)88824

Medalists

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Men

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Women

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References

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  1. ↑ "Surfing and skateboarding make shortlist for 2020 Olympics". GrindTV.com. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  2. ↑ "IOC Executive Board supports Tokyo 2020 package of new sports for IOC Session - Olympic News". Olympic.org. 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  3. ↑ "IOC approves five new sports for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Olympics.org. International Olympic Committee. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Watching Olympic Skateboarding Among 20 Skeptical, Aging Skaters". The Atlantic. 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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