Hayley Wilson (born 29 October 2001) is a goofy-footed Australian skateboarder from

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, Australia.

Skateboarding career

Wilson is currently the Australian Skateboarding League's national champion, holding the title for four consecutive years, 2016–2019. Wilson competed in the 2019

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Championship - London, placing second with a score of 26.2, finishing above Alexis Sablone, Letícia Bufoni,

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, and other skaters but behind Brazilian

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. In July 2021, Wilson was named as part of Australia's inaugural Olympic skateboarding team to compete at the

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. In the preliminary round, she tied French skater Charlotte Hym with a total score of 5.34, but was awarded sole possession of sixteenth place via the tie-breaking protocol by virtue of her higher best run score. Hym was placed seventeenth in the final rankings. Full details are in

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Hayley Wilson
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