Aori Nishimura

Aori Nishimura
Personal information
Native name西村 碧莉 (Kanji)
にしむら あおり (Kana)
NationalityJapanese
Born (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 23)
Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
OccupationSkateboarder
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSkateboarding
PositionRegular-footed
Rank3rd[1]
EventStreet
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals8th (2020)
National finals
  • 1st Japan National Skateboarding Championships 2017: Women's street; Gold
Medal record
Women's street skateboarding
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Street
Gold medal – first place 2020 Rome Street
Bronze medal – third place 2019 São Paulo Street
X Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minneapolis
Gold medal – first place 2019 Norway
Gold medal – first place 2017 Minneapolis
Silver medal – second place 2018 Minneapolis
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Sydney

Aori Nishimura (西村 碧莉, Nishimura Aori, born 31 July 2001) is a regular-footed Japanese professional street skateboarder.[2] Nishimura represented Japan in the women's street event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[3]

  1. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Aori Nishimura's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ Wagoner, Mackenzie. "Skateboarding Is Now An Olympic Sport – And These Girls Are Its Biggest Stars". British Vogue. Retrieved 27 May 2019.