Mariah Duran
{{short description|American skateboarder}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Mariah Duran
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1996|12|14}}
| birth_place = Albuquerque, NM, U.S.
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| country = {{USA}}
| sport = Skateboarding
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Women's street skateboarding}}
{{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2017 Los Angeles |Street}}
{{Medal|Comp|Summer X Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|X Games Sydney 2018|Street}}
{{Medal|Gold|X Games Minneapolis 2018|Street}}
{{Medal|Silver|X Games Austin 2016|Street}}
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Mariah Duran (born December 14, 1996){{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/mariah-duran_1944225|title=DURAN Mariah|date=2024 |website=Olympics.com |access-date=8 August 2024}} is a goofy-footed American skateboarder.{{cite web |title=Mariah Duran – profile |url=http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3797144/mariah-duran |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425154633/http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3797144/mariah-duran |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |website=xgames.com}}{{Cite web |last=Bruton |first=Michelle |title=Olympic Hopefuls Mariah Duran And Heimana Reynolds: Olympics Will Show Skateboarders Are 'Real Athletes' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2021/04/09/olympic-hopefuls-mariah-duran-and-heimana-reynolds-olympics-will-show-skateboarders-are-real-athletes/ |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
Skateboarding
Duran entered her first skateboarding competition at the age of 13 in her hometown of Albuquerque.{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2020 |title=Mariah Duran: Rolling Along |url=https://www.newmexico.org/nmmagazine/articles/post/mariah-duran-skateboarding-x-games/ |access-date=May 16, 2021 |website=newmexico.org |language=en-us}}
In 2016, Duran went Pro for Meow Skateboards, joining then Meow team members Leo Baker, Vanessa Torres, Adrianne Sloboh, and others.{{cite web |last1=Murrell |first1=Andrew |title=What Does the Rise of Women in Skateboarding Mean for Female-Focused Brands? |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evqmme/what-does-the-rise-of-women-in-skateboarding-mean-for-female-focused-brands}}{{cite web |title=Mariah Duran |url=https://meowskateboards.com/pages/mariahduran |website=Meow Skateboards}}
In 2018, Duran won her first gold medal at X Games Minneapolis in the women's skateboarding street competition.{{cite web |last1=Bowker |first1=Paul |title=Mariah Duran Is All Smiles After Grabbing Her First X Games Gold In Skateboarding Street |url=https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/July/21/Mariah-Duran-Is-All-Smiles-After-Grabbing-Her-First-X-Games-Gold-In-Skateboarding-Street |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722060238/https://www.teamusa.org/News/2018/July/21/Mariah-Duran-Is-All-Smiles-After-Grabbing-Her-First-X-Games-Gold-In-Skateboarding-Street |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 22, 2018}}
Duran was among the 16 members of the inaugural U.S.A Skateboarding National Team announced in March 2019. Duran competed to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games in the Women's Street division.{{cite web |title=USA Skateboarding Olympic Team Announced |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/news/usa-skateboarding-olympic-team-announced/ |website=Transworld Skateboarding}} On June 21, 2021, Duran was announced as part of the inaugural U.S. Olympic skateboarding team by USA Skateboarding.{{cite web |date=June 21, 2021 |title=Meet The Just-Announced, First-Ever USA Skateboarding Olympic Team |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michellebruton/2021/06/21/meet-the-just-announced-first-ever-usa-skateboarding-olympic-team/?sh=55c62a9d76ae |access-date=July 15, 2021 |website=forbes.com}} At the Olympics, she competed in the Women's street event. She finished 13th in the preliminary round, which was not high enough to advance to the 8-person final.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SKB/OG2020-_SKB_C73SP_SKBWSTREET------------QUAL--------.pdf |title=Heat Results |work=2020 Summer Olympics |publisher=Omega SA |date=July 26, 2021 |access-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-date=July 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726045041/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/SKB/OG2020-_SKB_C73SP_SKBWSTREET------------QUAL--------.pdf |url-status=dead}}
Duran again competed in the Women's street event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She finished in 22nd place in the preliminary round and did not qualify for the final.{{cite web |title=Skateboarding: Women's Street Prelims Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/skateboarding/women-s-street/qual-------- |publisher=Paris 2024 Olympics |access-date=July 29, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309235816/https://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/blog/skate_girl_mariah_duran |date=mdy |title=Skate Girls: Mariah Duran}}
- [https://theboardr.com/profile/17963/Mariah_Duran Mariah Duran] at The Boardr
- {{X Games profile|new_id=mariah-duran|old_id=3797144}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=mariah-duran-1150411|old_id=Mariah-Duran|sport=usa-skateboarding}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|mariah-duran}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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Category:American skateboarders
Category:Olympic skateboarders for the United States
Category:Skateboarders at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Sportspeople from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
Category:American female skateboarders
Category:Skateboarders at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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