Arisa Trew facts for kids
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Trew with her 2024 Laureus Action Sportsperson Award
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| Born | 12 May 2010 (age 15) Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
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| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Regular footed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 2nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Park, vert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Arisa Trew (アリサ・トゥルー, born 12 May 2010) is an Australian skateboarder. She won the gold medal for the women's park skateboarding event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris at the age of 14 making her Australia's youngest ever Olympic champion. She is the first women's skateboarder to land a 720 and a 900 in competition.
Early life
Trew was born on 12 May 2010 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Her mother, Aiko, is Japanese and her father, Simon, is Welsh. She moved to the Gold Coast where she grew up from the age of two and started skateboarding at the age of seven.
Career
In May 2023, Trew placed 4th at the 2023 Japan X Games for the women's park event.
On 23 June 2023, during Tony Hawk's Vert Alert event held in Salt Lake City, Arisa became the first female skateboarder to successfully execute a 720 trick in a competition; the trick involves completing two full rotations in mid-air. That trick was made famous by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, who first performed it in 1985.
In July 2023, Trew won the women's vert as well as the park Gold medals at the 2023 X Games in California. Trew repeated this feat in June 2024 by winning once again both the vert and the park Gold medals at the 2024 X Games in Ventura, California.
In March 2024, Trew placed 4th at the World Skateboarding Tour in Dubai for the women's park event.
In April 2024, Trew received the Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
On 29 May 2024, Trew became the first female skateboarder to land a 900, which she did in a half-pipe.
At the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Trew placed first in both park qualifiers.
2024 Summer Olympics
On 6 August 2024, she won the gold medal in the park event at the Paris Olympic Games, making her the youngest Australian to ever win an Olympic gold medal at the age of 14. Prior to winning, she had made a deal with her parents that if she won gold, they would get her a pet duck.
Recognition
- 2024 - AIS Sport Performance Awards - Emerging Athlete of the Year
See also
In Spanish: Arisa Trew para niños
