Liz Akama

Liz Akama (赤間 凛音, Akama Rizu, born 8 January

Liz Akama
2009) is a Japanese skateboarder who won a silver
赤間 凛音
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]

References
1. "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Liz Akama in November 30th, 2024
Street, Women" (https://www.worldskate.org/s Personal information
kateboarding/ranking-paris-2024.html). World
Skate. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August Native name 赤間 凛音
2024. Born 8 January 2009
2. Zucker, Joseph. "Olympic Skateboarding Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture,
2024: Women's Street Medal Winners and Japan
Results" (https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1
0129898-olympic-skateboarding-2024-women Sport
s-street-medal-winners-and-results). Bleacher Country Japan
Report. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
Sport Skateboarding
3. "スケートボード 東北高校１年の赤間凛音選
Rank 2nd[1]
手がパリ五輪内定" (https://www3.nhk.or.jp/toh
oku-news/20240624/6000027905.html). NHK Event Street
(in Japanese). 24 June 2024. Retrieved Medal record
11 July 2024.
Women's street skateboarding
4. "Akama Liz" (https://olympics.com/en/paris-20
24/athlete/liz-akama_1902069#bio). Paris Representing Japan
2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024. Olympic Games
5. "Liz Akama" (https://www.xgames.com/athlete
s/liz-akama). X Games. Retrieved 3 August
2024.
2024 Paris Street

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