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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Josefina Tapia Varas |
| Nickname | La Jose |
| Born | 25 April 2002 Zapallar, Valparaíso, Chile |
| Occupation | Skateboarder |
| Sport | |
| Country | Chile |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
| Position | Regular-footed |
| Rank | 26th (June 2021)[1] |
| Event | Park |
| Pro tour(s) | Dew Tour |
| Turned pro | 2019 |
| Coached by | Alejandra Varas[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals |
|
Personal life
editTapia 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
editAs of July 2021, Tapia Varas is sponsored by the following companies and organizations:[4]
- Allskateboards
- Banco de Chile
- Deportes Zapallar
- Grizzly Griptape
- KiFit
- Mall Sport
- Naos Kingdom
- Rebull Lola
- Retro
- Stance
- Team Chile
- Vans
References
edit- ^ "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rumbo a Tokio con Jose Tapia, promesa del skate chileno". Red Bull Chile (in Spanish). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b Meronek, Rob. "Profiles and Bios: Josefina Tapia from Zapallar, Valparaíso CHI". The Boardr. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Athletes: TAPIA VARAS Josefina (Skateboarding)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Olympics.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Josefina Tapia: La chilena que debutará en el Skateboarding de los Juegos Olímpicos". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Josefina Tapia Varas (2002)". Mujeres Bacanas (in Spanish). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links
edit- Josefina Tapia at Olympedia
- Josefina Tapia at The Boardr
- Josefina Tapia Varas at Dew Tour
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