Josefina Tapia

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]

Josefina Tapia
Personal information
Birth nameJosefina Tapia Varas
Nickname(s)La Jose
NationalityChilean
Born (2002-04-25) 25 April 2002
Zapallar, Valparaíso, Chile
OccupationSkateboarder
Sport
CountryChile
SportSkateboarding
PositionRegular-footed
Rank26th (June 2021)[1]
Event(s)Park
Pro tour(s)Dew Tour
Turned pro2019
Coached byAlejandra Varas[2]
Achievements and titles
National finals
  • 2018 Vans Park Series National Championships at Chile: Women's park – Gold
  • 2019 Chilean National Skateboarding Championship: Women's park – Gold
  • 2020 Chilean National Skateboarding Championship: Women's park – Gold
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tapia and the second or maternal family name is Varas.

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][7] She has two older brothers.[8]

Sponsors

As 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
  1. "Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings – Park, Female". World Skate. 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  2. 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.
  3. "Rumbo a Tokio con Jose Tapia, promesa del skate chileno". Red Bull Chile (in Spanish). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. Meronek, Rob. "Profiles and Bios: Josefina Tapia from Zapallar, Valparaíso CHI". The Boardr. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. "Athletes: TAPIA VARAS Josefina (Skateboarding)". Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Olympics.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. "Josefina Tapia: La chilena que debutará en el Skateboarding de los Juegos Olímpicos". AlAireLibre.cl (in Spanish). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. "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.
  8. "Josefina Tapia Varas (2002)". Mujeres Bacanas (in Spanish). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.


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