Sakura Yosozumi practises skateboarding at her local park in Wakayama, Japan on December 7, 2023
Sakura Yosozumi, smiling while holding a skateboard in Wakayama, Japan.

Sakura
Yosozumi

Japan

Japan

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Skateboarding

Japan's Sakura Yosozumi was a late starter who has gone on to become world champion and world number one in skateboard park.

Date of birth

15 March 2002

Place of birth

Wakayama Prefecture

Age

22

Nationality

Japan

Japan

Career start

2014

Disciplines

Skateboard Park

With many pro skaters taking up the sport at an early age, Sakura Yosozumi was a relatively late bloomer, starting out when a sixth grader in elementary school.

When she got her first skateboard in 2013, due to her brother's influence, she progressed steadily and after winning the All Japan Ladies in 2016, she moved her activities overseas.