Skateboard helmet worn by Judi Oyama
date: label: date made
content: c 1976
label: date made
content: 1976
name: label: user
content: Oyama, Judi
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This Santa Cruz helmet was worn by downhill skateboarder Judi Oyama while racing during the late 1970's and into the 1980s. Oyama began skating as a teen and was sponsored by Santa Cruz Skateboards in the mid-seventies. She skated both vert and street but her passion was slalom and downhill racing where she was one of the few women that raced against the men. At the age of 43 she won the 2003 Slalom World Championships and in 2013 was ranked second in the US and first in the masters division overall. In 2015, Judi became the first woman to win the N-Men Icon Award given to Northern California skaters who have made an impact on the sport. Judi is also the Vice President of Board Rescue which provides skateboards and safety equipment to organizations that work with underprivileged and/or at-risk kids.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: skateboarding
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: skateboarding
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Women
label: web subject
content: Asian Pacific Americans
label: user's associated community
content: Japanese Americans
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Skateboarding
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0128.01
label: accession number
content: 2013.0128
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0128.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: helmet, skateboard
label: Object Name
content: skateboard helmet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cloth (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: chrome plated ferrous metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: foam (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: styrofoam (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in; 28.575 cm x 20.955 cm x 16.51 cm