Funa Nakayama

Funa Nakayama
Funa Nakayama at X Games Chiba 2022
Personal information
Born (2005-06-17) June 17, 2005 (age 19)
Toyama City, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportSkateboarding
Rank4th[1]
Medal record
Women's street skateboarding
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Street
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Rio de Janeiro Street
X Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Chiba Street

Funa Nakayama (中山 楓奈, Nakayama Fūna; born 17 June 2005) is a Japanese skateboarder from Toyama City.[2] Nakayama won a bronze medal in the women's street competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3] In January 2023, she became the first Asian woman to be featured on the cover of Thrasher.[4]

  1. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Women". World Skate. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  2. ^ Meronek, Rob. "Funa Nakayama Profile Bio: Ranking, Photos, Video Global Rank: 606th Overall". TheBoardr.
  3. ^ "Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Japan's Funa Nakayama becomes first Asian woman on cover of Thrasher magazine". Yahoo News. 2023-06-14. Retrieved 2023-06-20.