 Tomasoni in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 2002 Bologna, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Kitesurfing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sofia Tomasoni (born 27 February 2002 in Bologna) is an Italian kitesurfer and winner of the women's Youth Olympic title in Twin Tip Racing in 2018.
Tomasoni was born in 2002. She competed in the Youth Olympics in 2018 where kitesurfing (Twin Tip) was a new sport. She became the first woman to ever win an Olympic title in kitesurfing. Both Nina Font and Poema Newland were the runners-up taking silver. [1] She ranked first in the world for Twin Tip Racing in the years 2017 and 2018 before switching to the Formula Kite discipline. [2] [3]
| Year | Position | Kitesurfing class | Event |
| 2022 |  | IKA Formula Kite |  Kite Open Africa and Middle East Championship [4] |
| 2020 |  | IKA Formula Kite | Italian Championship [5] |
| 2019 | | IKA Formula Kite | Italian Championship [6] |
| 2018 | | IKA Twin Tip Racing |  Youth Olympic Games |
| 2018 | | IKA Twin Tip Racing | Italian Youth Championship [7] |
| 2018 | | IKA Twin Tip Racing | Open World Championships [8] |
| 2018 |  | IKA Twin Tip Racing |  World Youth Championship [9] |
| 2018 | | IKA Twin Tip Racing |  Youth Olympic Qualifiers [10] |
| 2017 | | IKA Twin Tip Racing |  World Youth Championship [11] |
| 2017 | | IKA Twin Tip Racing | National Youth Championship [12] |
| 2016 | | IKA Freestyle | IKA World Championship [13] |
| 2016 | | IKA Freestyle | Italian Championship [14] |
| 2015 | | IKA Twin Tip Racing | Youth Italian Championship [15] |
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