Annie Guglia

Annie Guglia
Personal information
Born (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 33)
Montreal, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSkateboarding

Annie Guglia (born 15 November 1990) is a Canadian skateboarder and LGBTQ rights activist. She identified herself as a lesbian. She is also regarded as a prominent LGBTQ activist.[1] She made her debut appearance in the Olympics at the age of 30 representing Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics where skateboarding was also added in Olympics for the very first time.[2] During the 2020 Summer Olympics, she competed in women's street event.[3] She made it to the 2020 Summer Olympics in an unconventional manner despite failing to qualify for the Olympics.[4] She was initially not picked in the Canadian contingent for the 2020 Summer Olympics but was later added as a substitute for an injured athlete in skateboarding event.[5][6]

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  2. ^ "Skateboarding Annie Guglia – Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Skateboarding – Women's Street Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Toyota Breakthrough | Welcome". Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Committee, Source: Canadian Olympic. "Annie Guglia to participate in Women's Street Skateboarding at Tokyo 2020". The Suburban Newspaper. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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