Josefina Tapia

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Josefina Tapia
Personal information
Birth nameJosefina Tapia Varas
NicknameLa Jose
Born (2002-04-25) 25 April 2002 (age 23)
Zapallar, Valparaíso, Chile
OccupationSkateboarder
Sport
CountryChile
Sport Skateboarding
Position Regular-footed
Rank26th (June 2021) [1]
EventPark
Pro tour(s) Dew Tour
Turned pro2019
Coached byAlejandra Varas [2]
Achievements and titles
National finals
  • 2018 Vans Park Series National Championships at Chile: Women's park – Gold
  • 2019 Chilean National Skateboarding Championship: Women's park – Gold
  • 2020 Chilean National Skateboarding Championship: Women's park – Gold

Josefina Tapia Varas (born 25 April 2002) is a Chilean skateboarder and three-time Chilean National Skateboarding Champion in women's park. [3] [4] She competed in the women's park event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [5]

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Personal life

Tapia Varas is the youngest child of Isaac "Icha" Tapia Figueroa (1953–2015) and Alejandra Varas, two pioneers of surfing in Chile. [5] [6] [7] She has two older brothers. [8]

Sponsors

As of July 2021, Tapia Varas is sponsored by the following companies and organizations: [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female". World Skate . 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. ↑ García-Huidobro, Sofía (25 July 2021). "Josefina Tapia: La skater chilena que debutará en los Juegos Olímpicos". DF Mas (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Rumbo a Tokio con Jose Tapia, promesa del skate chileno". Red Bull Chile (in Spanish). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. 1 2 Meronek, Rob. "Profiles and Bios: Josefina Tapia from Zapallar, Valparaíso CHI". The Boardr. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Athletes: TAPIA VARAS Josefina (Skateboarding)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Olympics.com . Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Josefina Tapia: La chilena que debutará en el Skateboarding de los Juegos Olímpicos". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Alejandra Varas, mamá de skater Josefina Tapia: ADO, el IND y la Federación están dando todo lo que Josefina necesita para Tokio y Santiago 2023". ADN Radio Chile (in Spanish). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Josefina Tapia Varas (2002)". Mujeres Bacanas (in Spanish). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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