Toa Sasaki
Japanese skateboarder (born 2007)
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Toa Sasaki (born 28 February 2007) is a Japanese skateboarder. He is a two-time World Skateboarding Championship gold medalist.
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| Born | 28 February 2007[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Regular-footed | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Street | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Following the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series, Sasaki was ranked in the top-ten of the world street skateboarding rankings, however, Japan already met its quota of three skaters, and as a result he didn't qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
In September 2024, he competed at the World Skateboarding Championship. During the quarterfinals, he finished in 13th place with a score of 56.06.[5] During the semifinals he finished in seventh place with a score of 234.00 and advanced to the finals.[6] During the finals he won a gold medal with a score of 276.64, finishing over 11 points ahead of silver medalist Matías Dell Olio.[7][8]
He competed at the 2025 World Skateboarding Championship, which were postponed until March 2026, and won a gold medal in the street event with a score of 83.90.[9]
