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Momiji Nishiya (西矢 椛, Nishiya Momiji, born 30 August 2007) is a Japanese skateboarder. At the 2020 Summer Olympics , she won the first ever gold medal in the women's street competition . Winning at the age of 13, she is the youngest person ever to win a gold medal for Japan, and the third youngest after Marjorie Gestring and Klaus Zerta ...
Jul 27, 2021 · The Japanese skateboarder became one of the youngest Olympic champions ever in the women's street competition. She beat out Brazil's Rayssa Leal, also 13, and inspired more girls to join the sport.
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Jul 26, 2022 · Nishiya Momiji, 14, became Japan's youngest-ever Olympic gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 in 2021. She wants to live and skate in the U.S. one day, and enjoys meeting her friends and having fun at contests.
Jul 26, 2021 · At the age of just 13, Japan's Momiji Nishiya made history on Monday by winning the first-ever Olympic gold medal in women's street skateboarding at the Games in Tokyo. Nishiya topped a...
Jul 26, 2021 · Patrick Smith/Getty Images. TOKYO — Thirteen-year-old Momiji Nishiya dazzled during the Olympic women's skateboarding street competition. She skated through a park of rails, ramps and stairs...
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Jul 25, 2021 · The 13-year-old Japanese skateboarder made history as the youngest Olympic champion in the sport and the first female gold medallist in street skateboarding. She beat Brazil's Rayssa Leal and Japan's Funa Nakayama in a thrilling final that went down to the wire.
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Jul 26, 2021 · Teenage kicks at the Olympics’ first women’s skateboarding final as 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya takes gold. By George Ramsay, CNN. 4 minute read. Updated 7:34 AM EDT, Mon July 26, 2021. Link...
