Andrea Benítez (skateboarder)
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Andrea Claudia Benítez Rivera |
| Born | 29 September 1994 Algeciras, Andalusia, Spain |
| Occupation | skateboarder  |
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| Country |  Spain |
| Sport | Skateboarding |
Andrea Claudia Benítez Rivera (born 29 September 1994) is a Spanish professional skateboarder, recognized in that sport at the national level.
Biography
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]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.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andrea Benítez, una pionera sobre ruedas". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 July 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Breakfast with Andrea Benítez - Naida C. Castel Jewels". Naida C. Castel (in Spanish). 25 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Andrea Benítez acaricia las semifinales del Mundial". andaluciainformacion.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Mar Barrera consigue el oro en los World Roller Games 2019". AS.com (in Spanish). 8 July 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Andrea Benítez, la única 'skater' profesional española que aspira a los JJOO". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Así es Andrea Benítez: la imparable skater que nos va a llevar a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020". Vogue España (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Andrea Benítez, educada en el skate callejero y camino de los Juegos Olímpicos". El Español (in Spanish). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2019.