YOSOZUMI Sakura

Japan

Skateboarding

Date of Birth: 15 Mar 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Place of birth: IWADE

Birth Country:

Japan

Place of residence : WAKAYAMA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skateboarding	Women's Park	1

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Skate World Championships

Year	Location	Park
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	2
2018	Nanjing, CHN	1

X Games

Year	Location	Park
2019	Minneapolis, MN, USA	4
2018	Minneapolis, MN, USA	3

VPS Pro Tour

Year	Location	Park
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	1
2019	Shanghai, CHN	2
2018	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	4
2018	Malmo, SWE	5
2018	Sao Paulo, BRA	4

Dew Tour

Year	Location	Park
2021	Des Moines, IA, USA	1
2019	Long Beach, CA, USA	5
2018	Long Beach, CA, USA	7

World Cup Skateboarding overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Bowl
2019	1 x 2nd
2018	1 x 6th

World Cup Skateboarding - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location
2	2019	Women's Bowl	World Cup Skateboarding	Orange, CA, USA
6	2018	Women's Bowl	World Cup Skateboarding	Orange, CA, USA

Occupation:

Student

Languages spoken:

Japanese

National team:

2018 (yahoo.co.jp, 22 Feb 2020)

Start:

She began the sport in 2013. (ytv-athlete.jp, 23 Sep 2017)

Reason:

She was influenced by her older brother, Reiya. "I received a skateboard from him. I trained hard because I wanted to hear compliments from him." (mainichi.jp, 19 Aug 2016; jiji.com, 10 Feb 2020; Evergreen YouTube channel, 05 Jan 2019)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (number.bunshun.jp, 17 May 2021)

Influence:

Her family, especially her mother Kiyomi. "I want to put a gold medal around her neck at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo." (nikkansports.com, 06 Jul 2019; tokyo-sports.co.jp, 20 Apr 2019)

Ritual:

She wears a red t-shirt for victory on competition day, and her skateboard is pink because her first name means cherry blossom in Japanese. (tvguide.or.jp, 19 Feb 2020)

Milestones

She became the first female Japanese skateboarder to win gold at the World Skate world championships when she finished first at the 2018 edition in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Feb 2020; wakayamashimpo.co.jp, 21 Nov 2018)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/sakura_yosozumi/

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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