Juni Kang
South Korean skateboarder (born 2008)
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Juni Kang (Korean: 강준이; born 29 September 2008) is a South Korean skateboarder.
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| Native name | 강준이 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 2008[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Kang began skateboarding at eight years old.[2] He was named to the Korean national team in 2021 and trained for the 2022 Asian Games, however, he suffered a patella fracture in May 2022 and missed the competition.[3]
He competed at the 2024 Tampa Am and became the first Korean to win the event.[4] He made his X Games debut at the 2025 X Games Osaka and won a silver medal, becoming the first Korean skateboard medalist at the X Games.[5]
On 4 April 2026, he made his Street League Skateboarding (SLS) debut and became the first Korean to win the SLS.[6] He became the first skater to win the SLS in their debut since Ginwoo Onodera.[3]
In June 2026, he made his X Games League (XGL) debut in Sacramento, California, and won a gold medal in the street best trick event and a bronze medal in the street contest. During the next XGL stop in Chiba, he won a gold medal in the street best trick event and a silver medal in the street contest.[7]
In September 2026, he competed at the 2026 Asian Games and won a gold medal in the street event with a score of 180.85 points. This was South Korea's first gold medal in skateboarding at the Asian Games.[8]