Keegan Palmer makes history by winning second straight Olympic park gold medal

Australian superstar Keegan Palmer became the first skateboarder to win back-to-back Olympic park gold medals with his win at Paris 2024 on Wednesday (7 August).

Palmer’s heroics added to Arisa Trew’s gold-medal performance in the women’s competition the day before giving Australia the park skateboarding double gold.

As the first-placed qualifier, Palmer was the final skater to drop into the bowl at Place de la Concorde and landed a statement 93.11 score to move into the gold-medal position.

The World No.2 would go unchallenged throughout the remaining two runs to defend his Olympic title.

Team USA’s Tom Schaar won the silver medal with a second-run score of 92.23 with Brazil’s Augusto Akio getting his hands on bronze with 91.85.

Palmer and Schaar were the only skaters to produce complete runs in the opener with the rest bailing.

A spirit of camaraderie, which has become synonymous with the skateboarding competitions at the Olympics, was again on full display during the men’s park final.

First, there was Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Pedro Barros, who initiated a group hug with compatriots Akio and Luigi Cini, as they waited for his final score.

Barros was relegated to fourth place following Akio’s final run with the Tokyo medallist missing the mark by the narrowest margins with a score of 91.65 to finish fourth.

Then there was the universal celebration by Palmer’s competitors after he was confirmed as the back-to-back Olympic champion.

In a repeat of Tokyo 2020, Palmer had the gold in the bag by the time he rolled in for his final run. Three years ago, Palmer improved his scores. This time around his victory lap ended with a fall but would not affect the outcome.

Skateboarding: Men’s park podium

Gold: Keegan Palmer (Australia)

Silver: Tom Schaar (United States of America)

Bronze: Augusto Ako (Brazil)

See all the results on Olympics.com.