Skateboarding was an event held in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. It was the debut appearance of skateboarding at the Summer Olympics. Skateboarding was one of four new sports added to the Olympic program for 2020; it is also provisionally approved for the 2024 Summer Olympic games. The proposal to add skateboarding to the Olympics was approved in August 2016.
There were 80 quota spots available for skateboarding. Each event had 20 competitors: three qualified from the World Championships, 16 from the world rankings, and one from the host country of the Olympics, Japan. The qualification for the event was managed by World Skate.
Four medal events were held: Both events consist of two rounds, prelims and finals. The Park and Street events had their own specially designed courses that took into account gender and stance in order to have equality.
All times are Japan Standard Time ().
A total of 80 skateboarders from 25 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.