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Momiji Nishiya

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Momiji Nishiya (西矢 椛, Nishiya Momiji; born 30 August 2007) is a Japanese skateboarder. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the first ever gold medal in the women's street competition. Winning at the age of 13, she is the youngest person ever to win a gold medal for Japan, and the third youngest after Marjorie Gestring and Klaus Zerta to ever win an event at the Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Momiji Nishiya is the 6,669th most popular athlete (down from 5,500th in 2024), the 4,872nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 3,640th in 2019) and the 108th most popular Japanese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Momiji Nishiya ranks 6,669 out of 6,025. Before her are Jake Wetzel, Pierre-Jean Peltier, Roel Velasco, Deena Kastor, Jessica Schilder, and Joanna Stone. After her are Hatice Kübra İlgün, Amal Adam, James Marburg, Anna Avdeyeva, Christian Sørum, and Mathieu Giroux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2007, Momiji Nishiya ranks 22. Before her are Cailey Fleming, Marc Bernal, Rodrigo Mora, Kendry Páez, Ethan Nwaneri, and Ayyoub Bouaddi. After her are Quan Hongchan, Roman Griffin Davis, Viki Gabor, Mason Thames, Prince Lerotholi Seeiso, and Melody.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Momiji Nishiya ranks 4,885 out of 6,245. Before her are Nonoka Ozaki (2003), Akito Fukuta (1992), Yuki Okamoto (1983), Yukiko Inui (1990), Masatoshi Kushibiki (1993), and Yuji Miyahara (1980). After her are Masashi Wakasa (1989), Takuya Sonoda (1984), Kota Ogi (1983), Takafumi Mikuriya (1984), Yu Shimasaki (1985), and Koya Kitagawa (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In Japan

Among athletes born in Japan, Momiji Nishiya ranks 108. Before her are Kotomi Ishizaki (1979), Tetsuto Yamada (1992), Yoshimi Ozaki (1981), Nao Kusaka (2000), Tsuyoshi Ogata (1973), and Nonoka Ozaki (2003). After her are Ami Yuasa (1998), Abdul Hakim Sani Brown (1999), Kiyou Shimizu (1993), Chisato Fukushima (1988), Hiromi Miyake (1985), and Ami Kondo (1995).

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