Tate Carew
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| Born | March 8, 2005 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Goofy-footed | ||||||||||||||
| Rank | 1st[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Park | ||||||||||||||
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Tate Carew (/kəˈruː/ kə-ROO; born March 8, 2005)[2] is an American professional skateboarder and member of the USA Skateboarding National Team. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
[edit]Carew attended Point Loma High School in San Diego, California.[3]
Career
[edit]Carew competed at the 2019 World Skateboarding Championship where he was the youngest competitor to reach the finals at 14 years old.[4][2]
He was named to the USA Skateboarding National Team in 2023.[5] He competed at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship and won a bronze medal in the park event.[6]
In six Olympic qualifier events, Carew never finished below sixth place and had three podium finishes.[7] He won the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series competition.[8] As of June 2024, he was ranked first in the Olympic World Skateboarding rankings, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9] During the men's park event he finished in fifth place with a score 91.17.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Male". World Skate. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
- ^ a b "CAREW Tate". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Scott (July 9, 2024). "Point Loma High grad makes Olympic skateboarding team". sdnews.com. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Leonard, Todd (September 21, 2019). "Homegrown skater returns to roots in Clash at Clairemont". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Merrell, Chloe (February 25, 2024). "From outsider to contender: The rise of US park skateboarder Tate Carew - "I really don't have anything to lose"". olympics.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Drumwright, Steve (June 19, 2023). "Two Trips To Australia Pushed Skateboarder Tate Carew To The Brink Of An Olympic Berth". teamusa.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ ChloeMerrell, Chloe (August 7, 2024). "Exclusive: Park skater Tate Carew prepares for thrilling debut at Paris 2024 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Smirnova, Lena (May 19, 2024). "Tate Carew takes men's park crown at Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai while Jagger Eaton celebrates back-to-back podiums in a single day". olympics.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Shawn (June 26, 2024). "Skateboarding 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news". nbcolympics.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ Bravo, Christina (August 7, 2024). "San Diego stoked after local skateboarders earn medals at 2024 Paris Olympics". nbcsandiego.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
External links
[edit]- USA Skateboarding Team
- Tate Carew at Team USA
- Tate Carew at Olympics.com
- Tate Carew at the X Games
- Tate Carew on Instagram
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