Bunga Nyimas
Personal information
Full nameBunga Nyimas Cinta
NationalityIndonesian
Born (2006-04-13) 13 April 2006
Indonesia
Height148 cm (4 ft 10 in)
Weight31 kg (68 lb)
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportSkateboarding
StyleStreet
Medal record
Women's skateboarding
Representing  Indonesia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Games 0 0 1
Southeast Asian Games 0 1 1
Total 0 1 2
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta–PalembangStreet
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2019 PhilippinesPark
Bronze medal – third place2019 PhilippinesGame of skate

Bunga Nyimas Cinta[1] (born 13 April 2006)[2] is an Indonesian skateboarder who has competed in the Asian Games. She became the youngest medalist in the 2018 Asian Games at age 12 when she won bronze in the women's street event behind gold medalist Margielyn Didal of the Philippines and silver medalist Kaya Isa of Japan.[3]

She first became a follower of skateboarding as a second grader, watching videos related to the discipline on social media. In her fifth grade, Bunga Nyimas started taking skateboarding seriously. She initially aspired to become a doctor but decided to pursue a professional career in skateboarding.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Indonesia's Bunga Nyimas becomes Asian Games' youngest medalist". The Morung Express. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "NYIMAS Bunga". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Precious gold glitters for Son, Bahraini claims sprint double". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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