Mariah Duran

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Mariah Duran
Personal information
Born (1996-12-14) December 14, 1996 (age 27)
Albuquerque, NM, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
SportSkateboarding
Medal record
Women's street skateboarding
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Los Angeles Street
Summer X Games
Gold medal – first place X Games Sydney 2018 Street
Gold medal – first place X Games Minneapolis 2018 Street
Silver medal – second place X Games Austin 2016 Street

Mariah Duran (born December 14, 1996) is a goofy-footed American skateboarder.[1][2]

Skateboarding[edit]

Duran entered her first skateboarding competition at the age of 13 in her hometown of Albuquerque.[3]

In 2016, Duran went Pro for Meow Skateboards, joining then Meow team members Leo Baker, Vanessa Torres, Adrianne Sloboh, and others.[4][5]

In 2018, Duran won her first Gold medal at X Games Minneapolis in the women’s skateboarding street competition.[6]

Duran was among the 16 members of the inaugural U.S.A Skateboarding National Team announced in March 2019. Duran competed to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the Women's Street division.[7][2] On June 21, 2021, Duran was announced as part of the inaugural U.S. Olympic skateboarding team by USA Skateboarding.[8] At the Olympics, she competed in the Women's street event. She finished 13th in the preliminary round, which was not high enough to advance to the 8-person final.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mariah Duran – profile". xgames.com.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b Bruton, Michelle. "Olympic Hopefuls Mariah Duran And Heimana Reynolds: Olympics Will Show Skateboarders Are 'Real Athletes'". Forbes. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Mariah Duran: Rolling Along". newmexico.org. June 24, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Murrell, Andrew. "What Does the Rise of Women in Skateboarding Mean for Female-Focused Brands?".
  5. ^ "Mariah Duran". Meow Skateboards.
  6. ^ Bowker, Paul. "Mariah Duran Is All Smiles After Grabbing Her First X Games Gold In Skateboarding Street". Archived from the original on July 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "USA Skateboarding Olympic Team Announced". Transworld Skateboarding.
  8. ^ "Meet The Just-Announced, First-Ever USA Skateboarding Olympic Team". forbes.com. June 21, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Heat Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. July 26, 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.

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