Sofia Tomasoni Explained

Sofia Tomasoni
Nationality:	Italian
Birth Date:	2002 2, df=y
Birth Place:	Bologna, Italy
Height:	1.67 m
Weight:	58 kg
Country:	Italy
Sport:	Kitesurfing

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	Kite Open Africa and Middle East Championship^[4]
2020		IKA Formula Kite	Italian Championship^[5]
2019		IKA Formula Kite	Italian Championship^[6]
2018		IKA Twin Tip Racing	Youth Olympic Games
2018		IKA Twin Tip Racing	Italian Youth Championship^[7]
2018		IKA Twin Tip Racing	Open World Championships^[8]
2018		IKA Twin Tip Racing	World Youth Championship^[9]
2018		IKA Twin Tip Racing	Youth Olympic Qualifiers^[10]
2017		IKA Twin Tip Racing	World Youth Championship^[11]
2017		IKA Twin Tip Racing	National Youth Championship^[12]
2016		IKA Freestyle	IKA World Championship^[13]
2016		IKA Freestyle	Italian Championship^[14]
2015		IKA Twin Tip Racing	Youth Italian Championship^[15]

See also

• Girl medallists at the Sailing Youth Olympic Games.

Notes and References

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