TAPIA VARAS Josefina

Date of Birth: 25 Apr 2002

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Place of birth: VALPARAISO

Birth Country:

Chile

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Skateboarding	Women's Park	19

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Biographical Information

Highlights

World Skate World Championships

Year	Location	Park
2019	Sao Paulo, BRA	26

Year	Location	Park
2019	Long Beach, CA, USA	58

La Jose (lacuarta.com, 12 Mar 2020)

Occupation:

Sporting relatives:

Her mother Alejandra Varas has been one of the pioneers of women's surfing in Chile. (emol.com, 23 Mar 2021)

"I started with a Penny [a smaller plastic skateboard]. My dad gave it to me for Christmas. I asked for it because they were fashionable. I was on a Penny for a year and then I switched to skateboarding, because it was easier to manoeuvre and do tricks than a Penny." (emol.com, 23 Mar 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (redbull.com, 06 Feb 2021)

Philosophy:

"I want to show that if you fight for things you will get them. It does not matter if you are a woman or a man. Only with effort can things be achieved." (redbull.com, 06 Feb 2021)

General Interest

General
SPORT OVER STUDIES
She has decided not to do a tertiary education in order to continue her sports career. "I finished my secondary school and I had to decide between continuing to study or sport. I always saw sport as something difficult as it has never had a lot of [financial] support, so I know I need an extra effort to dedicate my life to it. But it is what I like. I have always done a lot of sport and it is what makes me happy." (redbull.com, 06 Feb 2021)

SKATEBOARDING IN CHILE
She hopes her participation at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will increase participation in skateboarding in Chile. "I am happy to have qualified. This is going to make skateboarding grow a lot in Chile, we all need it. It is going to have a very big impact, especially because I have reached the Olympic Games without having skateparks of international level in Chile. It is going to be a very important leap." (adnradio.cl, 25 May 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/josefinatv.skater/
https://instagram.com/jose.tapiav/

Legend

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

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