Great Britain’s Andy Macdonald, 50, becomes the oldest ever Olympic skateboarder in Paris.
Young names dominated women’s Olympic skateboarding. However, on the men’s side, the old sport legends are still reaping success. of Great Britain Andy Macdonald makes history in Paris when he becomes the oldest Olympic athlete ever to compete in skateboarding.
The 50-year-old Macdonald secured his place in Paris at the qualifying tournament in Budapest, where Finland’s 13-year-old Olympic representative Heili Sirviö ranked seventh.
The female skateboarders representing Great Britain in skateboarding are also young – Sky Brown is 15 years old and Lola Tambling 16 years.
Olympic medals in skateboarding were contested for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics.