Liz Akama

Liz Akama
赤間 凛音
Personal information
Native name赤間 凛音
Born (2009-01-08) 8 January 2009 (age 15)
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSkateboarding
Rank2nd[1]
EventStreet
Medal record
Women's street skateboarding
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Street

Liz Akama (赤間 凛音, Akama Rizu, born 8 January 2009) is a Japanese skateboarder who won a silver medal in women's street skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She began skateboarding in second grade with encouragement from her father, who was a surfer.[4] Aside from her Olympic medal, she has also captured three silver medals and two bronze medals at the X Games.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Women". World Skate. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ Zucker, Joseph. "Olympic Skateboarding 2024: Women's Street Medal Winners and Results". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "スケートボード 東北高校1年の赤間凛音選手がパリ五輪内定". NHK (in Japanese). 24 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Akama Liz". Paris 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Liz Akama". X Games. Retrieved 3 August 2024.