Kieran Woolley (born 20 November 2003) is an Australian
skateboarder known for his technical abilities and innovative style.
He grew up riding motorcycles, surfing and skating on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. He first competed in skateboarding at the age of 12 and soon won Junior and later Senior Australian Street, Bowl and Park Championships. Woolley is currently ranked #4 in the World Skate male park rankings for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Recent Competition Results
2021: Tokyo Olympic Games – 5th
2021: Tampa Am - 1st Bowl Jam
2021: Red Bull Cold Bowl Invitational, Philadelphia - 1st
2022: Phoenix Am 2nd
2022: X Games, Chiba, Japan 2nd
2022: Rune Glifberg Invitational Bowl Jam- Copenhagen Open 1st
2022: Summer X Games USA 1st (First Australian to win Gold in Park Skateboarding)
2022 Summer Dew Tour 4th
2022 Oi Rio Pro 5th
2023 (2022) World Championships Dubai 4th
2023, 2022, 2021 Lord of the Bowl - Belco Bowl Jam
Awards
Kieran was named as a finalist for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Sport Performance Awards (ASPA) Male Athlete of the Year in 2022.
SLAM Skateboard Magazine - 2022 New Gen Skater of the Year
Australian Institute of Sport - Scholarship Holder 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) - Scholarship Holder.
NSW Institute of Sport Finalist Junior Athlete of the Year
New South Wales Academy of Sport Scholarship holder 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Illawarra Academy of Sport- Lonestar Athlete of the Year 2018, 2019, 2021
He has trained with the Illawarra Academy of Sport since 2017 and later the NSW Institute of Sport.
2020 Olympics
Woolley competed in the
men's park event at the
2020 Tokyo Olympics
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He came second in the Preliminary Heats with a better rank than
Keegan Palmer
Keegan Palmer (born 13 March 2003) is an Australian goofy-footed professional skateboarder specialising in park skating. He turned professional at the age of 14. Palmer has been sponsored by Nike SB, Primitive, Oakley, Independent, Bones Wh ...
. However, an error in the final cost him dearly and he finished fifth in the Final.
Full details are in
Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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References
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Australian skateboarders
Skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics
2003 births
Living people
Olympic skateboarders for Australia
Sportsmen from New South Wales
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