Keegan's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Skateboarding
Event: Men's park
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020
Coach: Alex Donnini
Year Born: 2003
State Born: San Diego, USA
About Keegan
USA-born Keegan Palmer moved to the Gold Coast at an early age with his family, and quickly fell in love with skateboarding. Keegan took to the sport naturally and was soon entering his first competitions.
At just 14-years-old Keegan won the Bondi Bowl-A-Rama in Sydney, becoming the youngest competitor to ever win the pro division at this event. That same year he won the 2017 Dew Tour Am Bowl Final.
At the end of 2017, Keegan left the amateur scene and joined the professional circuit. He went on to compete at his debut Pro Dew Tour in 2018 where he finished 7th in the final. A year later, he secured his first Dew Tour podium at only 16, when he placed 3rd.
At the 2020 Australian National Championships, Keegan took out the top spot claiming his first national title.
The NSW Institute of Sport athlete splits his time between the USA and Australia, training and competing in his pursuit of becoming the world's best.
At Tokyo 2020 Keegan Palmer won Australia's first ever Olympic skateboarding gold medal.
He qualified fifth for the medal round, but produced two spectacular runs to finish with the two highest scoring runs of the medal round. Keegan's first run scored 94.04 from the judges and his gold medal winning finale got 95.83, to finish ahead of Brazil’s Pedro Barros (86.14) and American Cory Juneau (84.13).
His kickflip body varial 540 marked the first time the trick had been landed in a major park competition.
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