Ema Kawakami Explained

Ema Kawakami
Birth Place:	Kobe, Japan
Country:	Japan
Sport:	Skateboarding
Event:	Vert skateboarding

Ema Kawakami (born 8 September 2014) is a Japanese skateboarder. He is the youngest person to land a 900 and the first person to land three consecutive 900s.

Career

In August 2022, Kawakami became the youngest person to successfully land a 900 at the age of seven.^{[1] [2]} Kawakami won the 2023 Japan Skateboarding Federation vertical contest and the Wingram Cup 2023 Vertical Series Vol. 1. He also holds the Guinness World Record for the most backside 540 skateboard tricks in one minute with eight tricks completed.

In April 2024, he was added to GoPro's professional athlete team.^[3] On June 15, 2024, at the age of nine, he became the first person to land three consecutive 900s,^[4] completing the feat at the 2024 Tony Hawk's Vert Alert competition, in front of Tony Hawk himself, the first person to ever successfully land a 900.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• Ema Kawakami at The Boardr

Notes and References

1. Web site: 7-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Skater To Land 900°. August 23, 2022. Francis. Xavier. Unofficial Networks.
2. Web site: 7-year-old skateboarder breaks half-pipe record. August 9, 2022. Good Morning America.
3. Web site: GoPro Adds Eight Young ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ to Its Professional Athlete Team. April 23, 2024. GoPro.
4. Web site: 9-year-old Ema Kawakami lands three consecutive 900s. June 18, 2024. Surfer Today.
5. Web site: Watch 9-Year-Old Ema Kawakami Hit Three 900s In A Row With Tony Hawk On Commentary. Robby. Kalland. June 17, 2024. Uproxx.
6. Web site: Ema Kawakami, 9, stuns Tony Hawk with back-to-back-to-back 900s. June 20, 2024. Bradley. Locker. New York Post.