Paige Heyn
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| Born | 20 January 2008 | ||||||||
| Home town | Tempe, Arizona | ||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||
| Sport | Street skateboarding | ||||||||
| Rank | 10th[1] | ||||||||
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Paige Heyn (/ˈhaɪn/ HYNE; born January 20, 2008)[2] is an American skateboarder, who won the 2022 USA Skateboarding National title and who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Heyn was born January 20, 2008.[3] Her hometown is Tempe, Arizona.[4]
Skateboarding
[edit]Heyn started skateboarding at four years old.[5] She trained at Kids That Rip (KTR), an indoor action sports center owned by the family of Olympic medalist Jagger Eaton.[6]
Heyn finished 5th in the Quarterfinal Results at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championships in Sharjah.[7] In December 2022, Paige Heyn came in first place at the USA Skateboarding National Championships.[8][9]
In March 2023, she finished second-place at the Cowtown's PHXAM in Phoenix, Arizona.[10][11] In December 2023, Heyn participated in the WST Street World Championships in Japan, where she scored a 31.17 in the Women's Open Qualifier and a 46.51 in the Women's quarter-final.[12]
In 2024, Heyn finished 5th in Women's Skateboard Street at the X Games in Ventura, California.[13][3] She also represented the United States as a member of the USA Skateboarding National Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the women's street skating and came in 6th place with 163.23 points.[6][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Women". World Skate. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "HEYN Paige". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Paige Heyn". X Games. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Skateboarding, U. S. A. "USA SKATEBOARDING TEAM". USA Skateboarding. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Stanley, Logan. "Tempe's Paige Heyn follows in Olympic skateboarding footsteps of Mesa's Jagger Eaton". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ a b Stanley, Logan. "Tempe 16-year-old Paige Heyn comes in 6th in street skateboarding at 2024 Paris Olympics". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Neeson, Niall. "The Road To Paris Begins: WST Sharjah Quarterfinals results!". www.skateboarding.worldskate.org. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "USA Skateboarding National Championships Womens Street Finals Results". USA Skateboarding. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Contest Results: USA Skateboarding National Championships Womens Street Finals". The Boardr. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "PHXAM 2023 Womens Final Round Results | phxam.com". Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "PHXAM 2023 Qualifier Round Jams | phxam.com". Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "WST Street World Championship 2023 Japan - All results, scores and medals - complete list". olympics.com.
- ^ "Current and Past Results". X Games. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Paige Heyn". www.teamusa.com. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-29.