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Does Ayumu Hirano Have A Brother? Everything We Know About His Net Worth 2022

Is Eiju Hirano the brother of Ayumu Hirano? Read the following story to find the answers to your queries.

Ayumu Hirano is a professional snowboarder and skateboarder from Japan. He represents his nation in Winter X Games and the Olympics. 

Ayumu is the youngest boarder in X Games history to win a medal. He won silver in the superpipe at the 2013 Winter X Games when he was only 14 years old.

Hirano went on to win silver at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics. At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, he finally won gold in the halfpipe.

Who Is Ayumu Hirano Brother: Is He Related To Eiju Hirano? 

Eiju Hirano appears to be related to Ayumu Hirano, but it is unclear whether the two are brothers or not.

Wikipedia has mentioned that snowboarder Kaishu Hirano is the brother of Ayumu. And there are mentions of Eiju being their brother but it is not made clear whether they are biological brothers or just cousins. 

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There is a reason why we think Eiju and Atumu are related. Eiju recently mentioned Ayumu in an Instagram post.

"Ayumu, thank you for your hard work. I think I'm moving forth with two things on my back, but it's not an experience that anyone can have," he wrote.

"Of course, the result is important," he continued, "but I think the road to that point is a fortune for Ayumu, so I'm grateful and will proceed to do my best."

Eiju's Instagram post was about his appearance on NTV, and he mentioned that he had a great time shooting at the studio. 

Ayumu Hirano Age: How Old Is He? 

Born on 29 November 1998, Ayumu Hirano is currently 23 years of age. 

Ayumu was born and raised in a small coastal city Murakami in Niigata Prefecture. He was named Ayumu by his mother, and the meaning of his name translates to English as " walk the dream."

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Ayumu's dad was a surfer who had a surf shop and later had expanded his shop to make a skate park from scratch in Murakami. 

The family of Ayumu hoped that he would learn to become a surfer, but Ayumu did not like surfing much. He instead got interested much more in skateboarding because of his elder brother Eiju.  

Ayumu started skateboarding at the early age of four. He was more mature of his age and would skate with kids much more older than him. 

Hirano's talent got recognized from a very early stage. Since he was a fourth-grader leading snowboarding brand has been sponsoring him.

Ayumu Hirano Net Worth 

Ayumu has an estimated net worth of $500,000. 

Ayumu has two gold and two silver medals in SuperPipe while competing in the Winter X Games.

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On the other hand, while competing in the Olympics, he won gold and two silver medals in the Halfpipe category.

He is undoubtedly the most exciting prospect in the boarding game. He has achieved heights that the majority of other athletes can only dream of at the age of 23.

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Reinaldo Massengill

Update: 2024-05-09