Paige Heyn

Paige Heyn
Personal information
Born (2008-01-20) January 20, 2008 (age 18)
Home townTempe, Arizona, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
SportStreet skateboarding
Rank
10th
Medal record
Street skateboarding
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoStreet

Paige Heyn (/ˈhaɪn/ HYNE; born January 20, 2008) is an American skateboarder, who won the 2022 USA Skateboarding National title and who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Heyn was born January 20, 2008. Her hometown is Tempe, Arizona.

Skateboarding

Heyn started skateboarding at four years old. She trained at Kids That Rip (KTR), an indoor action sports center owned by the family of Olympic medalist Jagger Eaton.

Heyn finished 5th in the Quarterfinal Results at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championships in Sharjah. In December 2022, Paige Heyn came in first place at the USA Skateboarding National Championships.

In March 2023, she finished second-place at the Cowtown's PHXAM in Phoenix, Arizona. In December 2023, Heyn participated in the WST Street World Championships in Japan, where she scored a 31.17 in the Women's Open Qualifier and a 46.51 in the Women's quarter-final.

In 2024, Heyn finished 5th in Women's Skateboard Street at the X Games in Ventura, California. She also represented the United States as a member of the USA Skateboarding National Team at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the women's street skating and came in 6th place with 163.23 points.

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Women". World Skate. August 6, 2024. Archived from the original on August 5, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "HEYN Paige". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Paige Heyn". X Games. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  4. ↑ Skateboarding, U. S. A. "USA SKATEBOARDING TEAM". USA Skateboarding. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ Stanley, Logan. "Tempe's Paige Heyn follows in Olympic skateboarding footsteps of Mesa's Jagger Eaton". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  6. 1 2 Stanley, Logan. "Tempe 16-year-old Paige Heyn comes in 6th in street skateboarding at 2024 Paris Olympics". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  7. ↑ Neeson, Niall. "The Road To Paris Begins: WST Sharjah Quarterfinals results!". skateboarding.worldskate.org. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  8. ↑ "USA Skateboarding National Championships Womens Street Finals Results". USA Skateboarding. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Contest Results: USA Skateboarding National Championships Womens Street Finals". The Boardr. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  10. ↑ "PHXAM 2023 Womens Final Round Results". phxam.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  11. ↑ "PHXAM 2023 Qualifier Round Jams". phxam.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  12. ↑ "WST Street World Championship 2023 Japan - All results, scores and medals - complete list". olympics.com.
  13. ↑ "Current and Past Results". X Games. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Paige Heyn". teamusa.com. June 20, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.