Heili Sirviö
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| Citizenship | Australian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 2011 Finland | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Finland | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Park skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 16th[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Heili Sirviö (born 17 March 2011)[2][3][4] is a Finnish-Australian[5] skateboarder. She competed for Finland at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's park event.[6]
Life and career
Sirviö was born in Finland.[2] She moved to Australia with her family in 2016 and later received Australian citizenship.[7] Her family later relocated to Los Angeles, California to provide her with better training opportunities.[8]
Her journey into skateboarding began during the COVID-19 pandemic while she was living in Australia, where she discovered the sport as a way to alleviate boredom.[9]
2024 Summer Olympics
On 6 August 2024, she placed 5th in the park event at the Paris Olympic Games, making her the youngest Finn to ever participate in the Olympics at the age of 13. She finished 5th with a score of 88.89, falling short of her first Olympic medal podium.[10]
References
- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female". World Skate. 6 August 2024. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b "SIRVIO Heili". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Tourou, Ville (20 June 2024). "13-vuotias suomalainen varmisti historiallisesti paikan Pariisin olympialaisiin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Loikkanen, Lotta (23 June 2024). "Heili Sirviö, 13, pääsee olympialaisiin – näin sensaatiourheilija kommentoi historiallista saavutustaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Niemistö, Juho (5 August 2023). "Heili, 12, keksi Australiassa lääkkeen koronatylsyyteen – sen takia hän on nyt tekemässä suomalaista historiaa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's Park Final Results". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ Kuisma, Lassi (6 August 2024). "Heili Sirviö, 13, saattaa vaihtaa Australian maajoukkueeseen". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Skater 'really stoked' to become Finland's youngest-ever Olympian". France 24. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
- ^ Karvonen, Ossi; Innanen, Timo (6 August 2024). "Heili Sirviöltä, 13, valtaisaa menestyspuhetta Pariisissa". MTV3 (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Heili Sirviö skeittasi upeasti viidenneksi olympiafinaalissa – Tony Hawk kehui 13-vuotiasta suomalaista". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 6 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
External links
- Heili Sirvio at the X Games
- Heili Sirvio at Olympics.com
- Heili Sirviö at Olympedia
- Heili Sirviö at InterSportStats
- Heili Sirviö at Olympiakomitea.fi (in Finnish)
- Heili Sirvio on Instagram