Paige Heyn
{{Short description|American skateboarder (born 2008)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Paige Heyn
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|1|20|mf=yes}}
| birth_place =
| hometown = Tempe, Arizona
| country = {{USA}}
| sport = Street skateboarding
| rank = 10th{{cite web |title=Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Women |url=https://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/ranking-paris-2024.html |website=World Skate |access-date=2024-08-06 |language=en |date=2024-08-06 |archive-date=August 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240805194308/https://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/ranking-paris-2024.html |url-status=dead }}
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Street skateboarding}}
{{MedalCountry |{{USA}}}}
{{Medal|B|2023 Santiago|Street}}
}}
Paige Heyn ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|aɪ|n}} {{respell|HYNE}}; born January 20, 2008){{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/paige-heyn_1944230|title=HEYN Paige|date=2024 |website=Olympics.com |access-date=9 August 2024}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Paige Heyn |url=https://www.xgames.com/athletes/paige-heyn |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=X Games }} Her hometown is Tempe, Arizona.{{Cite web |last=Skateboarding |first=U. S. A. |title=USA SKATEBOARDING TEAM |url=https://usaskateboarding.com/pages/usa-skateboard-team |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=USA Skateboarding }}
Skateboarding
Heyn started skateboarding at four years old.{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Logan |title=Tempe's Paige Heyn follows in Olympic skateboarding footsteps of Mesa's Jagger Eaton |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/07/22/arizonan-paige-heyn-joins-team-usa-womens-street-team-paris-olympics/74314003007/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=The Arizona Republic }} She trained at Kids That Rip (KTR), an indoor action sports center owned by the family of Olympic medalist Jagger Eaton.{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Logan |title=Tempe 16-year-old Paige Heyn comes in 6th in street skateboarding at 2024 Paris Olympics |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/07/28/paige-heyn-6th-in-street-skateboarding-at-2024-paris-olympics/74581926007/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=The Arizona Republic }}
Heyn finished 5th in the Quarterfinal Results at the 2022 World Skateboarding Championships in Sharjah.{{Cite web |last=Neeson |first=Niall |title=The Road To Paris Begins: WST Sharjah Quarterfinals results! |url=https://www.skateboarding.worldskate.org/news/1557-the-road-to-paris-begins-wst-sharjah-changes-the-game.html |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=www.skateboarding.worldskate.org}} In December 2022, Paige Heyn came in first place at the USA Skateboarding National Championships.{{Cite web |title=USA Skateboarding National Championships Womens Street Finals Results |url=https://usaskateboarding.com/pages/usa-skateboarding-national-championships-womens-street-finals-results |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=USA Skateboarding }}{{Cite web |title=Contest Results: USA Skateboarding National Championships Womens Street Finals |url=https://theboardr.com/results/10037/USA-Skateboarding-National-Championships-Womens-Street-Finals |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=The Boardr}}
In March 2023, she finished second-place at the Cowtown's PHXAM in Phoenix, Arizona.{{Cite web |title=PHXAM 2023 Womens Final Round Results {{!}} phxam.com |url=https://phxam.com/~cowtown/?page_id=6386 |access-date=2024-07-29 }}{{Cite web |title=PHXAM 2023 Qualifier Round Jams {{!}} phxam.com |url=https://phxam.com/~cowtown/?page_id=6328 |access-date=2024-07-29 }} 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.{{Cite web |title=WST Street World Championship 2023 Japan - All results, scores and medals - complete list |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/wst-street-world-championship-2023-japan-all-results-scores-medals-complete-list |website=olympics.com}}
In 2024, Heyn finished 5th in Women's Skateboard Street at the X Games in Ventura, California.{{Cite web |title=Current and Past Results |url=https://www.xgames.com/past-results |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=X Games |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-20 |title=Paige Heyn |url=https://www.teamusa.com/profiles/paige-heyn |access-date=2024-07-29 |website=www.teamusa.com }}