REINOSO Sofia

Mexico

Canoe Slalom

Date of Birth: 23 Oct 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Olympic Scholarship

Place of birth: PUEBLA

Birth Country:

Mexico

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Canoe Slalom	Women's Kayak	21

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Kayak Heats 1st Run	Finished
Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Kayak Heats 2nd Run	Finished
Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre	Women's Kayak Semi-final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Year	Location	K1	CSLX
2019	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP	69	-
2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	54	22
2015	London, GBR	58	-
2014	McHenry, MD, USA	51	-

Pan American Games

Year	Location	K1	CSLX
2019	Lima, PER	3	3

Pan American Championships

Year	Location	K1
2019	Tres Coroas, BRA	6
2018	Tres Coroas, BRA	8
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Kayak	-	1 x 48th
2020	Kayak	-	1 x 28th
2020	CSLX	-	1 x 3rd
2018	Kayak	79th	1 x 61st
2018	CSLX	30th	1 x 22nd

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
3	2020	Women's CSLX	Pau, FRA
22	2018	Women's CSLX	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
28	2020	Kayak	Pau, FRA
48	2021	Kayak	Prague, CZE
61	2018	Kayak	La Seu d'Urgell, ESP

World Junior & U23 Championships (Under 23)

Year	Location	K1	CSLX
2019	Krakow, POL	49	18
2018	Ivrea, ITA	41	-
2017	Bratislava, SVK	49	-

Legend
IP - In Progress, C - Canoe, K - Kayak, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Coach:

Silvan Poberaj [personal], SLO

Sporting relatives:

Her younger brother Antonio is also a slalom paddler who has represented Mexico, including at the 2018 World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 May 2021; El Popular Facebook page, 04 Aug 2019)

Debut:

2013 for Mexico, Pan American Championships in Union de Tula, Mexico (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Injuries:

She sustained a fracture to her left leg in 2020 and was out of action for one month. (elheraldoslp.com.mx, 11 Nov 2020; Facebook page, 29 Apr 2020; marca.com, 02 Sep 2020)

Start:

She began paddling in Tlapacoyan, Mexico, at age 14. (El Popular Facebook page, 04 Aug 2019; canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Reason:

She grew up on an adventure and rafting park in Tlapacoyan, Mexico. "I have always been on the water and it has become my passion, I love the way I feel when I paddle, the community, and it makes my dreams become bigger every time." (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2017; aventurec.com, 01 Dec 2020)

Ambition:

To compete in a final at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (marca.com, 02 Sep 2020)

Hero:

US paddler Tom McEwan. (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Influence:

Her parents. (canoeicf.com, 01 Jan 2017)

Milestones

She became the first slalom paddler representing Mexico to win a medal at the Pan American Games, when she claimed bronze in both the K1 and K1 extreme events at the 2019 Games in Lima, Peru. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 May 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Sofia-Reinoso-1522005268035807
https://instagram.com/sofireinoso

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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