Kokona Hiraki
開 心那
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (2008-08-26) 26 August 2008
Kutchan, Hokkaido, Japan
Japanese name
Kanji開 心那
Hiraganaひらき ここな
Sport
CountryJapan
SportSkateboarding
PositionRegular-footed
Rank6th (June 2021)[1]
EventPark
ClubHot Bowl Skate Park (Sapporo)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2020 Summer Olympics: Women's park – Silver
World finalsWorld Skateboarding Championship 2023: Women's park – Silver
National finals
  • 3rd Japan National Skateboarding Championships 2019: Women's park – Gold
Medal record
Women's park skateboarding
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoPark
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2023 SharjahPark
X Games
Gold medal – first place2023 ChibaPark
Silver medal – second place2019 MinneapolisPark
Silver medal – second place2022 ChibaPark
Bronze medal – third place2022 CaliforniaPark
Dew Tour
Bronze medal – third place2019 Long BeachPark
Bronze medal – third place2022 Des MoinesPark

Kokona Hiraki or Cocona Hiraki[2] (開心那, Hiraki Kokona, born 26 August 2008)[3] is a Japanese skateboarder. She won a silver medal in the women's park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,[4] becoming the youngest Japanese athlete on record to participate in the Summer Olympic Games.[5][6]

Career

Hiraki has competed in women's park events at several World Skateboarding Championships, finishing seventh in 2018 and 11th in 2019. She has also competed at X Games, winning silver in 2019 in Boise, Idaho, US.[4]

She finished first in 2019 Vans Park Series, Paris.[7] She finished fifth at the 2021 Dew Tour Des Moines, qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ↑ White, Alex (5 February 2020). "The Top 10 Women & Non-Binary Skaters of 2019". Thrasher Magazine. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "開 心那 （ひらき ここな）｜スケートボード｜選手プロフィル｜東京2020オリンピック・パラリンピック". Jiji.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Athletes: HIRAKI Kokona (Skateboarding)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Skateboarder Kokona Hiraki to become Japan's youngest Olympian". The Japan Times. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "12-yr-old skateboarder Kokona Hiraki set to be youngest Japanese Olympian". Kyodo News. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Cory Juneau and Kokona Hiraki Take First Place at VPS Paris". Dew Tour. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Skateboarder Kokona Hiraki to become Japan's youngest Olympian". The Japan Times. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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