Celia Barboza

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Celia Barboza
Born
María Celia Barboza

1977 (age 4647)
La Paloma, Rocha, Uruguay
Occupation(s)Surfer, teacher

Celia Barboza (born 1977) is a Uruguayan surfer, physical education teacher, and surfing instructor.

She is a member of the National Surfing Team and a columnist for the Unión de Surf del Uruguay  [ es ] (USU). [1] She was the winner of the USU's National Surfing Circuit in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, and 2009. She took a bronze medal in a Mar del Plata Pan-American, and placed fifth at the World Masters of Surfing that was held in Ecuador in 2013, representing Uruguay, thus achieving the best result for that country at an International Surfing Association world championship. [2] [3] [4] In 2015 she was Ladies Open champion of the Samsung Life Cup in Playa el Emir. [5] She participated in the Uruguayan Circuit in 2016. [6]

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References

  1. "Celia Barboza" (in Spanish). Unión de Surf del Uruguay. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Surf: Celia Barboza, quinta en el Mundial Masters" [Surf: Celia Barboza, Fifth at the World Masters]. surf.com.uy (in Spanish). 24 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "Barboza entre las seis mejores del mundo" [Barboza Among the Six Best in the World]. El Observador Referí (in Spanish). 12 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. "La surfista uruguaya Celia Barboza se clasificó 5ª en Mundial de Ecuador" [The Uruguayan Surfer Celia Barboza Qualified 5th in Ecuador World Championship]. Maldonado Noticias (in Spanish). 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. "Sebastián Olarte es el campeón de la Copa Samsung Life en El Emir" [Sebastián Olarte is the Champion of the Samsung Life Cup in El Emir]. La República (in Spanish). Uruguay. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. "Surf: A la espera de buenas Olas para Segunda Etapa de Circuito Uruguayo" [Surf: Waiting for Good Waves for the Second Stage of the Uruguayan Circuit] (in Spanish). Radio Monte Carlo. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.