Liz Akama

Liz Akama is a Japanese skateboarder, born on 8 January 2009 and known in Japanese name order as Akama Rizu. She won silver in women's street skateboarding at the 2024 Summer Olympics, and beyond that medal she has captured three silver medals and two bronze medals at the X Games. She began skateboarding in second grade with encouragement from her father, who was a surfer. Her English Wikipedia article is short, so this entry stays to the Olympic result, the X Games medals and the early detail that article records.