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Judi Oyama was born in 1959 as is indicated by date of article and age. https://lookout.co/judi-oyama-local-skateboarding-legend-is-still-competing-strong-at-64/ and also https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/santa-cruz-woman-64-world-skate-games/3355285/ which are both used as citations in this article
 
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'''Judi Oyama''' is an award-winning professional skateboarder. She was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2018.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Photograph of pro skater Judi Oyama, 1978|url=https://www.si.edu/object/photograph-pro-skater-judi-oyama-1978%3Anmah_1918721|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Smithsonian Institution|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-14|title=Defying Expectations|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/girlhood/wellness/talking-about-fitness/defying-expectations|access-date=2021-05-20|website=National Museum of American History|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Judi Oyama''' is an American professional [[Skateboarding|skateboarder]] who excelled in [[Skateboarding styles|slalom]] and [[Skateboarding styles|downhill]] skateboarding. She was the Women's Slalom World Skateboard Champion in 2003 and was inducted into the [[Skateboarding Hall of Fame]] in 2018.<ref name= "Skateboarding Hall of Fame"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Photograph of pro skater Judi Oyama, 1978|url=https://www.si.edu/object/photograph-pro-skater-judi-oyama-1978%3Anmah_1918721|access-date=2021-05-20|website=Smithsonian Institution|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-14|title=Defying Expectations|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/girlhood/wellness/talking-about-fitness/defying-expectations|access-date=2021-05-20|website=National Museum of American History|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Judi Oyama was born in 1959, in Santa Cruz, California. She began skateboarding at 13 years of age in her driveway. Her brother built her first skateboard in his wood shop class at Aptos Junior High.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sk8kings.com/judi-oyama.html|title=Judy Oyama|publisher=sk8 kings|date= |accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref name="KQED">{{cite web|url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11981066/at-64-santa-cruz-slalom-skateboarding-mom-trains-for-world-games|title=64-year-old Santa Cruz skateboarder representing USA at World Skate Games |publisher=KQED|date= October 31, 2023|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksbw.com/article/california-skateboarder-representing-usa-at-world-skate-games/45700809|title=64-year-old Santa Cruz skateboarder representing USA at World Skate Games|publisher=KSBW |date=October 31, 2023 |accessdate=May 14, 2024}}</ref> She attended [[Aptos High School]] and was inducted into the Aptos High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tpgonlinedaily.com/help-oyama-compete-at-world-skate-games/|title=HELP OYAMA COMPETE AT WORLD SKATE GAME|publisher=Times Publishing Group|date=September 19, 2022 |accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref> One of her first jobs was assembling and silkscreening skateboards for the Santa Cruz skateboard company NHS, or NHS Skate Direct.<ref name="KQED"/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
[[File:Judi Oyama Rich Oyama Capitola White Shirt 1980.png|thumb|Oyama in 1980]]
Oyama began her skating career in the mid-1970s at age 16 and was sponsored by Santa Cruz Skateboards.<ref name=":0" /> She is one of few Asian-American women professional skateboarders.<ref name=":1" />
Oyama began skating professionally in the mid-1970s at age 16, competing mainly in men's skateboarding contests, as women's categories had not yet been established in the sport.<ref name="Santa Cruz Sentinel"/> As the only female competitor in the 1977 Capitola Classic she placed eighth, and in 1978 became a member of the Santa Cruz Skate team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.edu/object/photograph-pro-skater-judi-oyama-1978%3Anmah_1918723|title=Photograph of pro skater Judi Oyama, 1978 - National Museum of American History|publisher=Smithsonian|date= |accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref> She is one of few [[Asian Americans|Asian-American]] women professional skateboarders and was a pioneer of [[Vert skateboarding]] and vert pool skateboarding for women.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Lookout Santa Cruz"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.girlisnota4letterword.com/blog/support-judi-oyama-in-going-to-worlds-for-slalom-racing|title=Support Judi Oyama in Going to Worlds for Slalom Racing!|publisher=Girl is not a 4 Letter World|date=August 11, 2022 |accessdate=May 14, 2024}}</ref> Oyama was sponsored by [[NHS, Inc.|Santa Cruz Skateboards]]<ref name=":0" /> and garnered additional sponsorships by brands managed under the NHS, Inc. umbrella, including [[Independent Truck Company|Independent Trucks]], OJ Wheels, Park Riders, and Cellblock.<ref name="Womxn Skateboard History">{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Natalie |date=April 25, 2022 |title=Judi Oyama |url=https://womxnskatehistory.ca/?s=judi+oyama |access-date=March 8, 2024 |website=Womxn Skateboard History}}</ref>


In 2003, Oyama won the Slalom World Championships and was ranked second in the US and first in the masters division overall in 2013. In 2015, she became the first woman to win the N-Men Icon Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Skateboard helmet worn by Judi Oyama|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1447921|access-date=2021-05-20|website=National Museum of American History|language=en}}</ref>
In 2003, Oyama won the Slalom World Championships at age 43, and was ranked second in the US and first in the masters division overall in 2013.<ref name="National Museum of American History"/>


In 2015, she became the first woman to win the N-Men Icon Award. In 2018, she was inducted into the [[Skateboarding Hall of Fame]].<ref name= "Skateboarding Hall of Fame">{{cite web|url=https://skateboardinghalloffame.org/shof-2018/judi-oyama-2018/
Oyama is the former Vice-President of Board Rescue.
|title=Judi Oyama 2018|publisher=Skateboarding Hall of Fame|date=|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref>


She was featured in the 2023 documentary ''N-Men: The Untold Story'', a film about the global impact of skateboarders from Northern California in the 1970s (starring [[Tony Hawk]] and produced by [[Josh Brolin]]).<ref name="National Museum of American History">{{Cite web|title=Skateboard helmet worn by Judi Oyama|url=https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1447921|access-date=2021-05-20|website=National Museum of American History|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Lookout Santa Cruz">{{cite web|url=https://lookout.co/judi-oyama-local-skateboarding-legend-is-still-competing-strong-at-64/|title=Judi Oyama’s moment: A local skateboarding legend is still competing strong … at 64 by Wallace Baine|publisher=Lookout Santa Cruz |date=November 8, 2023 |accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nmenthemovie.com/|title=N-Men: The Untold Story|publisher=N-MEN: The Untold Story |date= |accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref>
Her skating helmet from 1979 and a trophy from the same year are held in the collection of the Smithsonian American History Museum.<ref name=":1" />

Oyama is featured in the book ''Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History''. Her skating helmet from 1979 and first-place trophy from the 4th Berkeley Contest are held in the collection of the Smithsonian's [[National Museum of American History]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.everand.com/book/326441599/Game-Changers-The-Unsung-Heroines-of-Sports-History|title=Game Changers: the unsung heroines of sports history|publisher=Everand|date=|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Womxn Skateboard History"/><ref name=":1" />

In 2023, she qualified for the World Skate Games in Rome in 2024, where she will be a member of the U.S. slalom team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/santa-cruz-woman-64-world-skate-games/3355285/|title=‘Surprised and excited': Santa Cruz woman, 64, to head to Rome for World Skate Games|publisher=NBC Bay Area|date=October 20, 2023|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref>

Oyama is the former vice president and one of the founders of the [[501(c)(3) nonprofit]] Board Rescue.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Holl|first=Gary|title=New non-profit, Board Rescue, provides skateboards to children|url=https://www.paloaltoonline.com/square/2008/06/03/new-non-profit-board-rescue-provides-skateboards-to-children|access-date=2021-06-18|website=www.paloaltoonline.com|language=en}}</ref>

===Graphic design and illustration===
Oyama began her career in graphic design in the 1970s, silk screening skateboards at Santa Cruz Skateboards, airbrushing surfboards at Santa Cruz Surf Shop, and creating Thrasher skate ads and clothing designs for Hurley. In 2007, she designed the wave mural for the Wormhoudt Skatepark in Santa Cruz, California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-d-skateboarding-slo-20150809-story.html|title=Meet two unique skateboard parks: One is a work of art, the other is... nirvana|publisher=LA Times|date=August 8, 2015|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.santacruz.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sc_art_walk_map_2018_9-1.pdf|title=Santa Cruz Art Map Walk #46|publisher=Santa Cruz|date=|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref>

Oyama is the former Art Director at [[Giro (company)|Giro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://malakye.com/news/judi-oyama-artist-art-director-skater-1400|title=Judi Oyama - Artist, Art Director, Skater|publisher=Malakye|date=|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref>

==Competition results==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Competition
!Category
!Result
|-
| 1980 || Capitola Classic Professional Downhill Skateboard Competition||Women's Downhill<ref name="Santa Cruz Sentinel">"Santa Cruz Sentinel," "She's often the only woman in the race", Page 2, August 31, 1980</ref> || {{won}} (2nd place)
|-
| 2002 ||FRC World Championship ||Open Women's Slalom<ref>"Reno Gazette," "Skateboarding", Page 19, May 22, 2002</ref> || {{won}} (2nd place)
|-
| 2003 || Colorado High Plains Drifter Race||Giant Slalom and Tight Slalom<ref>"Santa Cruz Sentinel," "Skateboarding", Page 30, June 11, 2003</ref> || {{won}} (1st place)
|-
| 2003 || Bahne/Cadillac SlalomCross||Women's Pro Slalom<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/events/2003/BahneSlalomCross/|title=Bahne/Cadillac SlalomCross 2003|publisher=Slalom Skateboarder|date=April 12, 2003 |accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref>|| {{won}} (1st place)
|-
| 2022 || Argentina World Skate Games ||Hybrid Slalom<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=9880|title=Judi Oyama 4th Best in the World|publisher=Slalom Skateboarder |date=November 14, 2022|accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref>|| {{won}} (3rd place)
|-
| 2023 || U.S. National Championship||U.S. Slalom<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2023/08/31/sc-skateboarder-judi-oyama-63-takes-second-at-us-slalom-championships-local-roundup/#:~:text=Santa%20Cruz%20slalom%20skateboarder%20Judi,of%20Los%20Angeles%20was%20fifth.|title=SC skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom ...|publisher=Santa Cruz Sentinel |date=August 31, 2023 |accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref> || {{won}} (2nd place)
|-
| 2023 || ISSA Women's PRO Banked Slalom Skateboarding Championship||Women's Pro - All Runs<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meccaditch.com/race-results-mdr23-womens-pro/|title=ISSA Women's PRO Banked Slalom Skateboarding Championship|publisher=Santa Cruz Sentinel |date=August 31, 2023 |accessdate=May 8, 2024}}</ref> || {{won}} (4th place)
{{end}}


== References ==
== References ==
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Judi Oyama
Oyama in 1976
Personal information
Birth nameJudi Oyama
Born1959
Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
OccupationSkateboarder
Years active1973–present
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportSkateboarding
Events
Turned pro1976

Judi Oyama is an American professional skateboarder who excelled in slalom and downhill skateboarding. She was the Women's Slalom World Skateboard Champion in 2003 and was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2018.[1][2][3]

Early life

[edit]

Judi Oyama was born in 1959, in Santa Cruz, California. She began skateboarding at 13 years of age in her driveway. Her brother built her first skateboard in his wood shop class at Aptos Junior High.[4][5][6] She attended Aptos High School and was inducted into the Aptos High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2017.[7] One of her first jobs was assembling and silkscreening skateboards for the Santa Cruz skateboard company NHS, or NHS Skate Direct.[5]

Career

[edit]
Oyama in 1980

Oyama began skating professionally in the mid-1970s at age 16, competing mainly in men's skateboarding contests, as women's categories had not yet been established in the sport.[8] As the only female competitor in the 1977 Capitola Classic she placed eighth, and in 1978 became a member of the Santa Cruz Skate team.[9] She is one of few Asian-American women professional skateboarders and was a pioneer of Vert skateboarding and vert pool skateboarding for women.[3][10][11] Oyama was sponsored by Santa Cruz Skateboards[2] and garnered additional sponsorships by brands managed under the NHS, Inc. umbrella, including Independent Trucks, OJ Wheels, Park Riders, and Cellblock.[12]

In 2003, Oyama won the Slalom World Championships at age 43, and was ranked second in the US and first in the masters division overall in 2013.[13]

In 2015, she became the first woman to win the N-Men Icon Award. In 2018, she was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame.[1]

She was featured in the 2023 documentary N-Men: The Untold Story, a film about the global impact of skateboarders from Northern California in the 1970s (starring Tony Hawk and produced by Josh Brolin).[13][10][14]

Oyama is featured in the book Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History. Her skating helmet from 1979 and first-place trophy from the 4th Berkeley Contest are held in the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.[15][12][3]

In 2023, she qualified for the World Skate Games in Rome in 2024, where she will be a member of the U.S. slalom team.[16]

Oyama is the former vice president and one of the founders of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Board Rescue.[2][17]

Graphic design and illustration

[edit]

Oyama began her career in graphic design in the 1970s, silk screening skateboards at Santa Cruz Skateboards, airbrushing surfboards at Santa Cruz Surf Shop, and creating Thrasher skate ads and clothing designs for Hurley. In 2007, she designed the wave mural for the Wormhoudt Skatepark in Santa Cruz, California.[18][19]

Oyama is the former Art Director at Giro.[20]

Competition results

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Year Competition Category Result
1980 Capitola Classic Professional Downhill Skateboard Competition Women's Downhill[8] Won (2nd place)
2002 FRC World Championship Open Women's Slalom[21] Won (2nd place)
2003 Colorado High Plains Drifter Race Giant Slalom and Tight Slalom[22] Won (1st place)
2003 Bahne/Cadillac SlalomCross Women's Pro Slalom[23] Won (1st place)
2022 Argentina World Skate Games Hybrid Slalom[24] Won (3rd place)
2023 U.S. National Championship U.S. Slalom[25] Won (2nd place)
2023 ISSA Women's PRO Banked Slalom Skateboarding Championship Women's Pro - All Runs[26] Won (4th place)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Judi Oyama 2018". Skateboarding Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Photograph of pro skater Judi Oyama, 1978". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. ^ a b c "Defying Expectations". National Museum of American History. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ^ "Judy Oyama". sk8 kings. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "64-year-old Santa Cruz skateboarder representing USA at World Skate Games". KQED. October 31, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "64-year-old Santa Cruz skateboarder representing USA at World Skate Games". KSBW. October 31, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "HELP OYAMA COMPETE AT WORLD SKATE GAME". Times Publishing Group. September 19, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Santa Cruz Sentinel," "She's often the only woman in the race", Page 2, August 31, 1980
  9. ^ "Photograph of pro skater Judi Oyama, 1978 - National Museum of American History". Smithsonian. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Judi Oyama's moment: A local skateboarding legend is still competing strong … at 64 by Wallace Baine". Lookout Santa Cruz. November 8, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "Support Judi Oyama in Going to Worlds for Slalom Racing!". Girl is not a 4 Letter World. August 11, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Porter, Natalie (April 25, 2022). "Judi Oyama". Womxn Skateboard History. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Skateboard helmet worn by Judi Oyama". National Museum of American History. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  14. ^ "N-Men: The Untold Story". N-MEN: The Untold Story. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  15. ^ "Game Changers: the unsung heroines of sports history". Everand. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "'Surprised and excited': Santa Cruz woman, 64, to head to Rome for World Skate Games". NBC Bay Area. October 20, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  17. ^ Holl, Gary. "New non-profit, Board Rescue, provides skateboards to children". www.paloaltoonline.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  18. ^ "Meet two unique skateboard parks: One is a work of art, the other is... nirvana". LA Times. August 8, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "Santa Cruz Art Map Walk #46" (PDF). Santa Cruz. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  20. ^ "Judi Oyama - Artist, Art Director, Skater". Malakye. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "Reno Gazette," "Skateboarding", Page 19, May 22, 2002
  22. ^ "Santa Cruz Sentinel," "Skateboarding", Page 30, June 11, 2003
  23. ^ "Bahne/Cadillac SlalomCross 2003". Slalom Skateboarder. April 12, 2003. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  24. ^ "Judi Oyama 4th Best in the World". Slalom Skateboarder. November 14, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  25. ^ "SC skateboarder Judi Oyama, 63, takes second at US slalom ..." Santa Cruz Sentinel. August 31, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  26. ^ "ISSA Women's PRO Banked Slalom Skateboarding Championship". Santa Cruz Sentinel. August 31, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
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