Sofia Tomasoni

Sofia Tomasoni
Tomasoni in 2017
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22)
Bologna, Italy
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportKitesurfing
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Buenos Aires IKA Twin Tip Racing
IKA Twin Tip Racing Open World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gizzeria IKA Twin Tip Racing
IKA Twin Tip Racing Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bo'ao IKA Twin Tip Racing
Gold medal – first place 2017 Barra Grande IKA Twin Tip Racing

Sofia Tomasoni (born 27 February 2002 in Bologna) is an Italian kitesurfer and winner of the women's Youth Olympic title in Twin Tip Racing in 2018.

Life

Tomasoni was born in 2002. She competed in the Youth Olympics in 2018 where kitesurfing (Twin Tip) was a new sport. She became the first woman to ever win an Olympic title in kitesurfing. Both Nina Font and Poema Newland were the runners-up taking silver.[1] She ranked first in the world for Twin Tip Racing in the years 2017 and 2018 before switching to the Formula Kite discipline.[2][3]

Achievements

Year Position Kitesurfing class Event
2022 IKA Formula Kite Mauritius Kite Open Africa and Middle East Championship[4]
2020 IKA Formula Kite Italy Italian Championship[5]
2019 IKA Formula Kite Italy Italian Championship[6]
2018 IKA Twin Tip Racing Argentina Youth Olympic Games
2018 IKA Twin Tip Racing Italy Italian Youth Championship[7]
2018 IKA Twin Tip Racing Italy Open World Championships[8]
2018 IKA Twin Tip Racing China World Youth Championship[9]
2018 IKA Twin Tip Racing Morocco Youth Olympic Qualifiers[10]
2017 IKA Twin Tip Racing Brazil World Youth Championship[11]
2017 IKA Twin Tip Racing Italy National Youth Championship[12]
2016 IKA Freestyle Italy IKA World Championship[13]
2016 IKA Freestyle Italy Italian Championship[14]
2015 IKA Twin Tip Racing Italy Youth Italian Championship[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sofia Tomasoni is the first woman to win an olympic title in kitesurfing" (in Italian). farevela.it. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ "2017 Twin Tip Racing Women's World Rankings" (PDF). twintipracing.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 Twin Tip Racing Women's World Rankings" (PDF). twintipracing.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "2022 Formula Kite Open Africa and Middle East Championships - Welcome to the IKA Formula Kite Class". www.formulakite.org. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
  5. ^ "2020 Olympic Sailing and Parasailing Championship" (in Italian). farevela.it. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ^ "2019 Olympic Sailing and Para Sailing Championship" (in Italian). farevela.it. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. ^ "2018 Italian Youth Championship in IKA Twin Tip Racing" (PDF) (in Italian). farevela.it. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  8. ^ "2018 Open World Championship in Gizzeria, Italy" (in Italian). farevela.it. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  9. ^ "2018 Youth World Championship in Bo'ao, China" (in Italian). windtulip.org. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  10. ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Qualifiers in Dakhla, Morocco" (in Italian). sailing.org. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  11. ^ "2017 Youth World Championship in Barra Grande, Brazil" (in Italian). sailing.org. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  12. ^ "2017 National Youth Championship in Crotone, Italy" (in Italian). albaria.org. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  13. ^ "2016 IKA Freestyle World Championship in Porto Pollo, Italy" (in Italian). kitesurfing.it. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  14. ^ "2016 National Freestyle Championship in Porto Pollo, Italy" (in Italian). prokitesurfroma.com. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  15. ^ "2015 National Twin Tip Racing Championship in Lake Idro, Italy" (in Italian). italiavela.it.