Kieran Woolley

{{Short description|Australian skateboarder}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

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| birth_place = Kiama Downs, New South Wales,{{Cite web |title=Kieran Woolley |url=https://www.boardriding.com/riders/kieran-woolley |access-date=26 July 2021 |website=www.boardriding.com}} Australia

| years_active = 2018 – present

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Kieran Woolley (born 20 November 2003) is an Australian skateboarder known for his technical abilities and innovative style.

He grew up riding motorcycles, surfing and skating on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia. He first competed in skateboarding at the age of 12 and soon won Junior and later Senior Australian Street, Bowl and Park Championships. Woolley is currently ranked #4 in the World Skate male park rankings for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

At the Summer X Games USA in 2022 Woolley placed first, the first Australian to win gold in Park Skateboarding.https://olympics.com/en/news/australian-kieran-woolley-wins-maiden-x-games-skateboard-park-title At the 2022 World Championships in Dubai he placed 4th.https://olympics.com/en/news/skateboarding-park-world-championships-2022-2023-all-results-scores{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1484244-woolley-kieran.htm |title=Skateboarding - WOOLLEY Kieran |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=26 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726162131/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/skateboarding/athlete-profile-n1484244-woolley-kieran.htm |url-status=dead }} He was named as a finalist for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Sport Performance Awards (ASPA) Male Athlete of the Year in 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.skateaustralia.org.au/post/kieran-woolley-announced-as-a-finalist-for-ais-male-athlete-of-the-year#:~:text=Skateboarder%20Kieran%20Woolley%20has%20been,Men%27s%20Park%20Finals%20in%20Japan | title=Kieran Woolley announced as a finalist for AIS Male Athlete of the Year | date=December 2022 }}https://www.ais.gov.au/events/aspas/finalists

Woolley competed in the men's park event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Kieran Woolley |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/kieran-woolley/ |access-date=26 July 2021 |website=Australian Olympic Committee |language=en-AU}} He came second in the Preliminary Heats with a better rank than Keegan Palmer. However, an error in the final cost him dearly and he finished fifth in the Final.{{Cite web |title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |access-date=21 March 2022 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}