Miyu Ito
Japanese skateboarder (2007-)
Miyu Ito (伊藤美優, Itō Miyū; born 15 May 2007), also spelled Miyuu, is a Japanese skateboarder. She is a World Skateboarding Championship and Asian Games bronze medalist.
Early life
Ito was born in Kaminoyama, Yamagata, Japan on 15 May 2007. She started snowboarding as a second grade elementary student, and was given a skateboard to practice in the off-season when she was in the third grade.
Ito's debut tournament was in the Japan Championship when she was a fourth grade student.
Career
Ito won her first national championship at age 15 in November 2022, having placed third the year before. She beat 2020 Summer Olympics gold medalist, Momiji Nishiya, to take the championship. Earlier that year, she had placed second in the Japan Open event.
In September 2023, she competed at the 2022 Asian Games and won a bronze medal in the street event with a score of 221.59.
Ito made her X Games debut in Ventura, California in June 2024, and became the first rookie in history to win a gold medal in the women's skateboard street event.
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