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Born January 7, 1999 (age 27) • Tokyo • Japan
Awards And Honors Olympic Games • skateboarding (2021)

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Gold medalist Yuto Horigome
Yuto Horigome of Team Japan smiles and looks to the side while celebrating after winning gold in the Skateboarding Men's Street Finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Yuto Horigome of Japan performs a trick on a handrail during the men's street skateboarding final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with judges and spectators in the background.
Japanese skateboarder Yuto Horigome
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