| Andrea Benítez | |
| Full Name: | Andrea Claudia Benítez Rivera |
| Birth Date: | 29 September 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain |
| Sport: | Skateboarding |
Andrea Claudia Benítez Rivera (born 29 September 1994) is a Spanish professional skateboarder, recognized in that sport at the national level.
Benítez started skating when she was less than 10 years old and soon after, she learned her first trick, a shove-it.[1] At the age of 12, she received her first sponsor and at age 14, she was already traveling to compete for the different championships.[2] She participated in different international championships such as the World Skateboarding Championship in 2017, where she finished in seventh place.
In 2019, Benítez was in the quarterfinals (with a score of 6.2 and a cut-off mark of 6.6) of the World Skateboarding Championship in the street category, held in São Paulo, Brazil.[3] At the 2019 World Roller Games held in Barcelona, she shared the podium with Mar Barrera.[4] Since it was announced that skateboarding is an Olympic sport for the 2020 Summer Olympics, Benítez seems to be a good candidate. According to the news agency EFE, Benítez is the only Spanish professional skater who aspires to Tokyo 2020.[5] [6]
In addition to dedicating herself to skateboarding, Benítez studies electrical engineering at the University of Cádiz.[7] On the other hand, she was the vocalist and guitar of the band Blue Avocados.