Kokona Hiraki

Kokona Hiraki or Cocona Hiraki[2] (開心那, Hiraki Kokona, born 26 August 2008)[3] is a Japanese skateboarder. She won a silver medal in the women's park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,[4] becoming the youngest Japanese athlete on record to participate in the Summer Olympic Games.[5][6]

Kokona Hiraki
開 心那
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2008-08-26) 26 August 2008
Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan
Japanese name
Kanji開 心那
Hiraganaひらき ここな
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSkateboarding
PositionRegular-footed
Rank6th (June 2021)[1]
Event(s)Park
ClubHot Bowl Skate Park (Sapporo)
Achievements and titles
National finals
  • 3rd Japan National Skateboarding Championships 2019: Women's park – Gold
Medal record
Women's park skateboarding
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoPark
X Games
2019 Boise
2022 Chiba Park

Career

Hiraki has competed in women's park events at several World Skateboarding Championships, finishing seventh in 2018 and 11th in 2019. She has also competed at X Games, winning silver in 2019 in Boise, Idaho, US.[4]

She finished first in 2019 Vans Park Series, Paris.[7] She finished fifth at the 2021 Dew Tour Des Moines, qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

References
  1. "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. White, Alex (5 February 2020). "The Top 10 Women & Non-Binary Skaters of 2019". Thrasher Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. "開 心那 （ひらき ここな）｜スケートボード｜選手プロフィル｜東京2020オリンピック・パラリンピック". Jiji.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Athletes: HIRAKI Kokona (Skateboarding)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. "Skateboarder Kokona Hiraki to become Japan's youngest Olympian". The Japan Times. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "12-yr-old skateboarder Kokona Hiraki set to be youngest Japanese Olympian". Kyodo News. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Cory Juneau and Kokona Hiraki Take First Place at VPS Paris". Dew Tour. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. "Skateboarder Kokona Hiraki to become Japan's youngest Olympian". The Japan Times. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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