Minnamurra skateboarder, Kieran Woolley, has been chosen to represent Australia and compete for gold in this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. 

At only 17 years old, Kieran is the youngest of the five Australian skaters to be chosen, after a series of high results in national and international skateboarding contests.

There will be 80 skaters from around the world competing in the Games, with 20 skaters in each category. The four disciplines are Men’s and Women’s Street and Men’s and Women’s Park.

Kieran will be competing in the Park event, after he raked in a few great results this year including 1st in the 2021 Bowlzilla Gold Coast Open, 1st in the 2021 Australian Skateboarding League (ASL) Street Championships Open Final and 3rd in the 2021 ASL Street Championships Open Qualifiers.

Here is the action at Bowlzilla, to show you why skating is now an Olympic sport

Our other Olympians for this year are Grace Stewart (hockey) and Sally Fitzgibbon (surfing).

Gerroa's Sally Fitzgibbon

Check out his style @kieranwoolley