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Arisa Trew

Skate Australia

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At 14 years of age, Trew claimed gold in the women’s park skateboarding event at the Paris 2024 Olympics, winning her the title of Australia's youngest-ever Olympic champion.

The Queensland teen put on a nail-biting performance during her Olympic debut, crashing on her first run, rising to third after her second attempt, then bringing it home with a top-scoring run of 93.18.

Trew took up skateboarding at the age of eight as an alternative to surfing and has been shaking up the sport ever since.

She catapulted to stardom in 2023 as the first woman to land a 720 in competition – a trick involving two full mid-air rotations made famous by skating legend Tony Hawk. In May 2024, she marked another historic milestone for female skateboarders by becoming the first to land the 900 in a half-pipe.

Leading up to the Games, Trew won gold at the 2024 X Games in California, topped the charts at the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series in Shanghai and Budapest and was awarded the Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year.

Now a role model for young skateboarders, Trew hopes her history-making streak will inspire even more girls to take up the sport.