Sofía Mulánovich

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firstname = Sofía
lastname = Mulánovich


birthdate = June 24, 1983
birthplace = Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru
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Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín (born June 24, 1983 in Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian surfer of Croatian descent. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win an Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour event. She is the first South American to ever win the World Title. In 2004, she won three out of the six World Championship Tour events and finished the season as World Champion. She is sponsored by Roxy.

On July 27th, 2007, Sofia Mulanovich was inducted into the Surfers Hall of Fame during its 10th Anniversary celebrations. She is the first South American to have this honor, having had a major impact on the sport.

Achievements

* 2008 1st Place Roxy Pro Gold Coast, Australia
* 2007 Inducted into Surfing Hall of Fame
* 2006 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Champion (récord)
* 2005 ESPY Best Action-Sports Athlete
* 2004 Women's World Champion
* 2003 3rd Place WCT Roxy ProTavarua, Fiji
* 2003 2nd Place WQS Roxy Pro Phillip Island, Australia
* 2002 2nd Place WQS ASP Turtle Bay, Hawaii
* 2002 2nd Place WCT Roxy Pro South West Coast, France
* 2002 4th Place WQS Rip Curl Pro Hossegor, France
* 2002 3rd Place WQS US Open of Surfing Huntington Beach, CA
* 2003 2nd on the World Qualifying Series (WQS)
* 2003 7th on the World Championship Tour (WCT)
* 2003 Voted Number 5 Top Female Surfer, Surfer Poll Award
* 2002 Qualified for the 2003 World Championship Tour
* 2002 Ranked 2nd on WQS Tour
* 2002 Voted by Surfer Magazine as the Number 1 Female Grommet (a.k.a. Best Upcoming Female Surfer)
* 2002 Four-Time Peruvian National Champion 1999-2002

External links

* [http://www.sofiamulanovich.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.hsssurf.com/hall/inductees/sofia/sofiamulanovich.html Surfers Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.surfline.com/womens/story_bamp.cfm?id=3728 Surfline Article on Sofia]

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