Josefina Tapia Explained

Birth Name:Josefina Tapia Varas
Nickname:La Jose
Birth Date:25 April 2002
Birth Place:Zapallar, Valparaíso, Chile
Occupation:Skateboarder
Country:Chile
Sport:Skateboarding
Position:Regular-footed
Rank:26th (June 2021)[1]
Event:Park
League:Dew Tour
League Type:Pro tour(s)
Turnedpro:2019
Coach:Alejandra Varas[2]

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

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] She has two older brothers.[7]

Sponsors

As of July 2021, Tapia Varas is sponsored by the following companies and organizations:[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female . . 2021-07-31 . en . 2021-06-30 . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727044303/http://www.worldskate.org/skateboarding/rankings.html . dead .
  2. Web site: García-Huidobro . Sofía . Josefina Tapia: La skater chilena que debutará en los Juegos Olímpicos . . 2021-08-01 . es-CL . 2021-07-25.
  3. Web site: 2021-06-02. Rumbo a Tokio con Jose Tapia, promesa del skate chileno. Red Bull Chile. es-CL. 2021-07-27.
  4. Web site: Athletes: TAPIA VARAS Josefina (Skateboarding). 2021-07-27. Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Olympics.com.
  5. Web site: 2021-07-29. Josefina Tapia: La chilena que debutará en el Skateboarding de los Juegos Olímpicos. 2021-08-01. AlAireLibre.cl. es-CL.
  6. Web site: 2021-02-07. 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. 2021-08-01. ADN Radio Chile. es-CL.
  7. Web site: 2021-07-27. Josefina Tapia Varas (2002). 2021-08-01. Mujeres Bacanas. es-CL.
  8. Web site: Meronek. Rob. Profiles and Bios: Josefina Tapia from Zapallar, Valparaíso CHI. 2021-08-01. The Boardr. en.