Chloe Covell

Chloe Covell
Personal information
Born (2010-02-08) 8 February 2010[1][2][3]
Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia[1]
ParentLuke Covell (father)[3][4]
Sport
Country Australia
SportStreet skateboarding
Rank
5th[5]
Medal record
Street skateboarding
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 SharjahStreet
X Games
Gold medal – first place2023 CaliforniaStreet
Gold medal – first place2024 ChibaStreet
Gold medal – first place2025 OsakaStreet
Gold medal – first place2025 Salt Lake CityStreet
Gold medal – first place2025 Salt Lake CityStreet Best Trick
Gold medal – first place2026 ChibaStreet
Silver medal – second place2022 CaliforniaStreet
Silver medal – second place2026 SacramentoStreet
Bronze medal – third place2022 ChibaStreet
Bronze medal – third place2023 CaliforniaStreet Best Trick
Bronze medal – third place2026 ChibaStreet Best Trick

Chloe Covell (/kəˈvɛl/ kə-VEL;[1] born 8 February 2010)[1][2][3] is an Australian skateboarder.[6] She competed in the women's street event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[7]

Early life

Covell was born in Tweed Heads, New South Wales[1] and grew up on the southern Gold Coast[8] where she began skating at the age of six and received a skateboard as a Christmas gift.[9] She is the daughter of Julie and Luke Covell, a former professional rugby league player for Cronulla and the Wests Tigers.[10]

Career

In July 2023, Covell became the youngest X Games gold medallist when she was victorious in the women's street event at the age of 13.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "COVELL Chloe". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024. Date of Birth: 8 Feb 2010 / Place of birth: TWEED HEADS, NSW
  2. 1 2 "Chloe Covell". World Skate. Birthday: 2010-02-08
  3. 1 2 3 Hytner, Mike (Tuesday, 7 February 2023). "Chloe Covell: skateboard prodigy, 13, targets Paris Olympics after taking world silver medal". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2024. "Chloe Covell turns 13 on Wednesday".
  4. ↑ Associated Press (23 July 2023). "Thirteen-year-old Australians make skateboard history as youngsters dominate X Games". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Street, Women". World Skate. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Baker, Jordan (22 July 2024). "Chloe's friends have gone back to school. She's skating along the Champs-Elysees". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via MSN.
  7. ↑ "Women's Street Final Results". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Neeson, Niall (25 June 2023). "The Sound Of Distant Thunder: Chloe Covell Interview". World Skate. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Paris Olympics: Skateboarder Chloe Covell attempting to become Australia's youngest-ever Olympic gold medalist". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Greenwood, Emma (3 July 2023). "Skateboarding Olympic team spans 20 years as 14-year-old X-Games winner is set for Paris debut". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Bruton, Michelle (24 July 2023). "Aussie Skateboarder Chloe Covell Becomes Youngest X Games Women's Street Gold Medalist". Forbes. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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