Tokyo Olympics: Sky Brown becomes Britain’s youngest ever medallist, aged 13

Sky Brown took home the bronze in the skateboarding

After having made history by simply being selected for Tokyo 2020 – becoming the youngest Brit ever to be selected for the summer Games – Sky Brown has now added her first Olympic medal to that record, making her Team GB‘s youngest ever medallist. Amazing stuff.

The 13-year-old was one of several teenagers who dominated the women’s park final, with Misugu Okamoto, 15, and Kokona Hiraki, 12, heading in as favourites. Ultimately, it was 19-year-old Sakura Yosozumi who took home the gold, but nobody could take their eyes off the raw talent on show at such a young age wherever they looked.

Brown, who was born in Japan, got off to a shaky start, having struggled to complete her first two attempts in the event, eventually managed to put in a really good run which saw her finish with a best score of 57.40. Just watch.

Sky Brown is #TeamGB's youngest summer Olympic medal winner of all time!

What a performance! 🤩🥉🛹#Skateboarding #Tokyo2020 #BBCOlympics #Olympics #OlympicGames

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August 4, 2021

She finished on a real high as she spoke to the BBC: “Everyone has been ripping. It is awesome to be here. I didn’t think about the scores. But I am really stoked on that score – very stoked.” Imagine winning an Olympic medal at 13?