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men's street skateboarding competition occurred on 25 July 2021 at Ariake Urban Sports Park in

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. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the

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. Yuto Horigome of Japan won the gold medal, with Kelvin Hoefler of Brazil and

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of the United States winning the silver and bronze medals.

Qualification

* 3 from the World Championships * 16 from the World Olympic Rankings * 1 host nation place

Competition format

All 20 skateboarders did two 45-second runs, and then five single tricks rounds. Only the top 4 scores from the seven rounds for each skateboarder counted toward the final score. The top 8 skateboarders from the semifinals qualified for the finals, where the scores were reset and follow the same two 45 second round and five single trick round format.

Results

Semifinals

The top 8 skateboarders of 20 advanced to the finals.

Final

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