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Ayumu Hirano - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Ayumu Hirano net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Snowboarder who, aged 14 became the youngest athlete to ever compete in X Games history by winning silver in the superpipe event in 2013. He then went on to take home silver in the halfpipe for men in the 2014 as well as the 2018 Winter Olympics. In this article, we will discover how old is Ayumu Hirano? Who is Ayumu Hirano dating now & how much money does Ayumu Hirano have?

NameAyumu Hirano
First NameAyumu
Last NameHirano
OccupationSnowboarder
BirthdayNovember 29
Birth Year1998
Place of BirthNiigata
Home Town
Birth CountryJapan
Birth SignScorpio
Full/Birth Name
ParentsHidenori Hirano, Tomiko Hirano
SiblingsEiju Hirano
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Ayumu Hirano Biography

Ayumu Hirano is one of the most popular and richest Snowboarder who was born on November 29, 1998 in Niigata, Japan. Both he and snowboarder He and snowboarder Kyle Mack both competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics. both participated in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Hirano’s first big international snowboarding success was in March 2011, when he won the Burton US Junior Open. At the age of 12, the sixth-grader was not officially allowed to enter the open division of the event, where his mentor Kazuhiro Kokubo would win gold and his brother Eiju would take the 7th place. However, between rounds he dropped into the pipe as a “poacher” and amazed the audience with his ride with grand amplitude. In 2012, he was invited to the Burton High Fives, an open event held in New Zealand to win the gold at the age of 13. In 2013, he was invited to compete in the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colorado, snowboarding’s biggest non-Olympic stage, where he won silver in the halfpipe behind Shaun White, who explained: “The Japanese rider who got second is 14 years old. It’s amazing!” He continued on with a first place at the Burton European Open, a second place at the Burton US Open (also behind Shaun White), and a third place at the Oakley Arctic Challenge, becoming the 2012/2013 Halfpipe World Tour Champion. With this, he became the youngest rider to achieve this title. In the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, he won the silver, behind Switzerland’s Iouri Podladtchikov.

Hirano’s mentor other than his parents is Kazuhiro Kokubo, a Japanese two-time US open winner in the halfpipe. Hirano said in an interview in 2013 by a Japanese magazine, Transworld Snowboarding Japan, “The environment has dramatically changed after I first went to the US. I met Kazu (Kokubo) and Carl (Harris), and it made it possible for me to join Mt. Hood summer camp, and to compete in New Zealand. It gave me the experience in different pipes and I got to see the leading riders ride. I came to understand what world class means and knew what I needed to improve.” Kokubo has been mentoring Hirano since 2011, and was assigned as the official technical coach for the Japanese national snowboarder team in 2013 by the Ski Association of Japan to support them in 2012–2013 season.

He has an older brother called Eiju. The father of Eiju is one who created of Nihonkai Skate Park.

He was personally taught by multi-time U.S. Open halfpipe winner Kazuhiro Kokubo.

Ayumu Hirano (平野 歩夢 , Hirano Ayumu, born 29 November 1998) is a Japanese competitive snowboarder. He won the silver medal in the superpipe in 2013 Winter X Games XVII at the age of 14, becoming the youngest medalist in X Games history, and won silver medals in the halfpipe at both the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

Ayumu Hirano Net Worth

Ayumu is one of the richest Snowboarder from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ayumu Hirano's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was born within the town in Murakami within the Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He began skating at the age of four, before he began snowboarding one year later.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeSnowboarder
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Who is Ayumu Hirano Dating?

According to our records, Ayumu Hirano is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Ayumu Hirano’s is not dating anyone.

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Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ayumu Hirano height 5 ft 3 in Ayumu weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 3 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

Hirano again took the silver in the half pipe at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang; with Shaun White of the U.S. taking the gold and Scotty James of Australia garnering the bronze.

Facts & Trivia

Ayumu Ranked on the list of most popular Snowboarder. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Ayumu Hirano celebrates birthday on November 29 of every year.

What is Ayumu Hirano ethnicity?

Ayumu Hirano (平野 歩夢, Hirano Ayumu, born 29 November 1998) is a Japanese three-time Olympic medalist snowboarder and Olympic skateboarder.

How old is Ayumu?

23 years (November 29, 1998)

How old was Ayumu Hirano in his first Olympics?

He became the youngest athlete to win an Olympic medal in a snow event, when he was 15 years old when he won a silver medal in 2014. His younger brother Kaishu Hirano made his Olympic debut in 2022.

How much does Ayumu Hirano weigh?

110 lbs

Are kaishu and Ayumu related?

Kaishu Hirano is Ayumu’s younger brother. Kaishu, 19, made his Olympics debut for Japan at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing and did compete against his brother in the men’s halfpipe event.

You may read full biography about Ayumu Hirano from Wikipedia.