Largest Skateboard Collection Memorabilia for a female?

Judi Oyama Skateboard Curator (Santa Cruz / Aptos) This is what is out there in the internet world. I do not get included when you look up skateboard curator or historian though I have 50 years of knowledge and I know the history of Road Rider, Independent Trucks, Santa Cruz Skateboards, Skateboard slalom racing, like no other female in the skateboard industry being left out is normal for me so that is why I keep pushing and not just on a skateboard.

She has a massive collection of action sports memorabilia which is a byproduct of her 50-year career as a professional skateboarder and her role as a key industry figure in the Santa Cruz skate scene. She has lived through the sport's evolution, starting in the 1970s, and has held positions as Art Director at RockShox, Giro Helmets, Zero Motorcycles, designer at CrossFit HQ, and ran her graphic design company Maximum Impact Design since 1987, that allowed her to naturally accumulate rare gear and promotional items.

The Collection: She maintains what is widely considered the largest private skate collection for a female skateboarder. Her archive includes rare clothing, contest flyers, ads, and original graphics that document the technology and art of skating since the 1970s.

NHS Skate Museum: Oyama was instrumental in helping curate the NHS Skate Museum in Santa Cruz. This museum houses a massive amount of vintage Santa Cruz Skateboards art and memorabilia, much of which Judi helped organize and verify.

The Smithsonian: Her personal artifacts, including her 1979 skating helmet and 1980 race trophy, are held in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Recent Work: In April 2026, she shared a "collection review" with museum researchers, documenting decades of skate "herstory" to separate it from other action sports like surf and bike.

Exhibition History: She curated the "Praise the Board" exhibit at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History as early as 2009.

One of my reasons for organizing and documenting my skateboard collection. I am working on a retrospective of my skate, art and graphic design for a museum exhibition fall 2026 in San Jose, California at the end of October. I will share details when it is public. I thought since I am going through all of my stuff I might as well try to get a Guinness World Record for Largest Skateboard Memorialbilia Collection for a Female.

Judi Oyama • WSG Tight Slalom Race • 2022 Photo thank you! by © Monique Soderhall

I eventually will sell, share loan items to skate museums and donate a few items to charity events for the Japanese American National Museum LA and San Jose. I donated and signed one of my white slalom skateboard racing jersey's to the JANM 2026 Gala and it will be up for on-line auction in 3 weeks. I raced with the jersey at the World Skate Games 2022 in Argentina and placed 4th overall in my sixties.