Tate Carew
{{Short description|American skateboarder (born 2005)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|03|08}}
| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.
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| country = United States
| sport = Skateboarding
| position = Goofy-footed
| rank = 1st{{cite web |title=Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Male |url=https://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/ranking-paris-2024.html |website=World Skate |access-date=August 6, 2024 |date=August 6, 2024}}
| event = Park
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{{Medal|Sport|Men's skateboarding}}
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{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Rome|Park}}
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Tate Carew ({{IPAc-en|k|ə|ˈ|r|uː}} {{respell|kə|ROO}}; born March 8, 2005) is an American professional skateboarder and member of the USA Skateboarding National Team. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Carew attended Point Loma High School in San Diego, California.{{cite web |url=https://sdnews.com/point-loma-high-grad-makes-olympic-skateboarding-team/ |title=Point Loma High grad makes Olympic skateboarding team |website=sdnews.com |first=Scott |last=Hopkins |date=July 9, 2024 |access-date=August 9, 2024}}
Career
Carew competed at the 2019 World Skateboarding Championship where he was the youngest competitor to reach the finals at 14 years old.{{cite web |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2019/09/21/homegrown-skater-returns-to-roots-in-clash-at-clairemont/ |title=Homegrown skater returns to roots in Clash at Clairemont |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune |first=Todd |last=Leonard |date=September 21, 2019 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/tate-carew_1944221 |title=CAREW Tate |website=Paris 2024 Olympics |access-date=July 29, 2024}}
He was named to the USA Skateboarding National Team in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/us-park-skateboarder-tate-carew-rise-exclusive-interview |title=From outsider to contender: The rise of US park skateboarder Tate Carew - "I really don't have anything to lose" |website=olympics.com |first=Chloe |last=Merrell |date=February 25, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} He competed at the 2023 World Skateboarding Championship and won a bronze medal in the park event.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.com/news/2024/june/19/two-trips-to-australia-pushed-skateboarder-tate-carew-to-the-brink-of-an-olympic-berth |title=Two Trips To Australia Pushed Skateboarder Tate Carew To The Brink Of An Olympic Berth |website=teamusa.com |first=Steve |last=Drumwright |date=June 19, 2023 |access-date=July 29, 2024}}
In six Olympic qualifier events, Carew never finished below sixth place and had three podium finishes.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/park-skater-tate-carew-exclusive-paris-olympics |title=Exclusive: Park skater Tate Carew prepares for thrilling debut at Paris 2024 Olympics |website=olympics.com |first=Chloe |last=ChloeMerrell |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 7, 2024}} He won the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series competition.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/skateboarding-men-park-final-olympic-qualifier-tate-carew-jagger-eaton-results |title=Tate Carew takes men's park crown at Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai while Jagger Eaton celebrates back-to-back podiums in a single day |website=olympics.com |first=Lena |last=Smirnova |date=May 19, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} As of June 2024, he was ranked first in the Olympic World Skateboarding rankings, and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/skateboarding-101-us-olympic-roster-and-athlete-news |title=Skateboarding 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news |website=nbcolympics.com |first=Shawn |last=Smith |date=June 26, 2024 |access-date=July 29, 2024}} During the men's park event he finished in fifth place with a score 91.17.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/san-diego-skateboarder-2024-paris-olympics/3590934/ |title=San Diego stoked after local skateboarders earn medals at 2024 Paris Olympics |website=nbcsandiego.com |first=Christina |last=Bravo |date=August 7, 2024 |access-date=August 7, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://usaskateboarding.com/pages/usa-skateboard-team USA Skateboarding Team]
- {{Team USA|new_id=tate-carew}}
- {{Olympics.com|tate-carew}}
- {{X Games profile|new_id=tate-carew}}
- {{Instagram}}
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Category:American skateboarders
Category:Olympic skateboarders for the United States
Category:Skateboarders at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Skateboarders from San Diego
Category:Point Loma High School alumni
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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