Julia Brueckler

Julia Brueckler, also spelled Brückler, is an Austrian professional street skateboarder, born on 28 November 1989, who is regarded as one of the first female skateboarders in Austria. Her partner Cody McEntire is also a professional skateboarder. She began pursuing skateboarding at twelve, inspired by the boys at her middle school who were all enthusiastic skaters, one of whom gave his board to her and other girls to try. She made her X Games debut at X Games Austin 2015, won her first European Skateboarding Championships in September 2018 and finished seventh at X Games Minneapolis 2018. She made her Olympic debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where skateboarding was part of the Olympic programme for the first time.