Isamu Yamamoto
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | April 2003 (age 20–21) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Freestyle skateboarding |
Isamu Yamamoto (Yamamoto Isamu 山本 勇) is a Japanese world Freestyle skateboarding champion.[1][2][3][4] At age fourteen, Yamamoto took first place at the World Freestyle Round-Up Skateboarding Championships in British Columbia, Canada.[5] He was the first person to win the World Round-Up Freestyle Championships using two skateboards at the same time.[6][7] He was the subject of the Brett Novak film ISAMU.[1][8][9]
He will not compete in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the first Olympic games to feature skateboarding because freestyle is not one of the two styles selected (street and park disciplines) to be part of the games by the International Olympic Committee.[10]
He was inspired to start skating when his father Shoji (a former skateboarder) showed him videos of freestyle skateboarder Rodney Mullen, “He is the reason. He inspired me and made me start”. Yamamoto learned to skate in skateparks in Nara.[10] On Yamamoto, Mullen said:
The way he links his tricks together and the speed of them – it’s beautiful to watch, I would dare say that not many could do that, in that way, if they tried.[11] Isamu is one of the most impressive freestyle skaters of his generation[11]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Hendrikx, Eric (2017-05-30). "Watch Japanese Skateboarding Prodigy Isamu Yamamoto's Breathtaking Film". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Skateboarder Isamu Yamamoto shows off his transcendental techniques". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Skateboarders set up in Cloverdale for world-renowned freestyle competition". Cloverdale Reporter. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ Dator, James (2016-11-16). "Free Skating is the best extreme sport you probably haven't heard of". SBNation.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Video: Amazing 12-year-old skater Isamu Yamamoto back with new freestyle moves". Newshub. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "'It's a game changer': 15-year-old wins professional skateboarding contest on two skateboards". Surrey Now-Leader. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "'It's a game changer': 15-year-old wins pro skateboarding contest on two skateboards". Terrace Standard. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Skateboarders head to Cloverdale for world-renowned freestyle competition". Surrey Now-Leader. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (2018-05-09). "LIVE: Skateboarders ride high at Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ a b "Skateboarding - No Olympic stage for Japanese prodigy to showcase skills". Reuters. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ a b "Street Skateboard Legend Rodney Mullen on Isamu Yamamoto, the Prodigy". Men's Journal. 2017-05-31. Retrieved 2020-07-24.