Australia equals its best Olympic performance with the first-ever gold medal in park skateboarding - our second victory in just a few minutes

Teenager Keegan Palmer has won gold in the men's park to become the first Australian to win an Olympic medal in skateboarding.

Palmer, who was born in the US and raised in Australia, produced an epic 95.83 with his last ride in the final to completely obliterate the opposition and secure Australia's 16th gold medal of the Tokyo Games.

So dominant was the 18-year-old that the second highest of his three rides in the final - a 94.04 - would have also been good enough to win gold.

Brazil's Pedro Barros claimed silver with a score of 86.14 with American world No.2 Cory Juneau taking bronze with 84.13.

Fellow Australian Kieran Woolley finished fifth with a best ride of 82.04.

Teenager Keegan Palmer has won gold in the men's park to become the first Australian to win an Olympic medal in skateboarding

Teenager Keegan Palmer has won gold in the men's park to become the first Australian to win an Olympic medal in skateboarding

Australia wins gold in men's park skateboarding

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