 Olsen speaking at TEDx Ultimo in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 (age 24) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional skateboarder | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | poppystarr.com | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Regular-footed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 4th (June 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Park, bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2020 Summer Olympics: Women's park – 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poppy Starr Olsen (born 1 June 2000) is an Australian regular-footed professional skateboarder.
Skateboarding career
Olsen became world champion in the over-14 age group in 2014 and in the over-15 age group in 2015. In 2016, she won the professional division of the Vans Combi Classic and became the first female Australian to compete in the Summer X Games.
Olsen qualified for and competed in the X Games Minneapolis 2017, taking out a bronze medal in women's park.
In July 2021, Olsen was named as part of Australia's inaugural Olympic skateboarding team to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She competed in the Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's park. She came sixth in the Preliminary Heats and therefore competed in the final. She finished fifth. Full details are in Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
References
- "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- Patterson, Robbie (11 December 2014). "Poppy Olsen named skateboarding world champ". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Moran, Jonathon (9 December 2015). "Skate star Poppy is on a roll". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Valentine, Renee (13 June 2016). "Poppy standing tall". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "X Games Minneapolis 2017 – Women's Skateboard Park". X Games. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Travers, Brianna (2 July 2021). "Olympics 2021: Australia names inaugural skateboarding team". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
- Poppy Starr Olsen at Olympedia (archive)
- Poppy Starr Olsen at The Boardr
- Poppy Starr Olsen at the X Games (archived)
- The blurred lines of art and skateboarding | Poppy Starr Olsen (2014) (Video) at TEDx Talks on YouTube
- Poppy Starr Olsen wins Women's Skateboard Park bronze at X Games Minneapolis 2017 (Video) at YouTube
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