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Mulánovich in July 2007
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| Born | Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín (1983-06-24) 24 June 1983 (age 41) Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Caballeros, Punta Hermosa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 127 lb (58 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Best year | 2004 – ASP World Champion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career earnings | $468,100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sponsors | Roxy, Red Bull, Movistar, Reef, Al Merrick, LAN airline | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major achievements | Surfers Hall of Fame inductee
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| Stance | Regular | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín[a] (born 24 June 1983) is a Peruvian surfer. She is a 3-time World Surfing Champion, 1 WSL and 2 ISA world championships,.[1][2] She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win a World Surf League World Championship Tour event (ex ASP) and the first Latin American woman ever to win the World Title, which she did in 2004 (Peruvian Felipe Pomar won the Men's World Surfing Championship in 1965)[3] In 2004, she won three out of the six World Championship Tour events, and finished the season as Absolute World Champion. Sofia is the only one Latin-american surfer to win 2 ISA World Championships. Sofia won the ISA Championships, 2004 in Salinas-Ecuador and 2019 in Miyazaki-Japan.[4] Her main sponsor is Roxy.
Mulánovich was inducted into Surfing Hall of Fame in 2007 due to her achievement in 2004 and 2005. In 2004, she became the first South American and Latin American (man or woman) to ever win the world title. Sofia’s list of credits to date is impressive, having won the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, U.S. Open of Surfing and the Surfer Poll (2004 and 2005)[5]
Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín was born in Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru.
On 27 July 2007, Mulánovich was inducted into the Surfers Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California, United States.[6] She is the first South American to have this honor, and was chosen for having had a major impact on the sport by her outstanding achievements. In 2015, she was also inducted into the Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach.[7] Also in 2015 in a collaboration with Swatch, she opened a surfing academy (Proyecto Sofia Mulanovich) for youths from all backgrounds, in her home town of Punta Hermosa in Lima.[8][9]
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| 2004 | Roxy Pro Fiji | Tavarua |  Fiji
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| 2004 | Billabong Pro Tahiti | Teahupoo, Tahiti |  French Polynesia
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| 2004 | Roxy Jam | Anglet |  France
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| 2005 | SPC Fruit Pro | Bells Beach, Victoria |  Australia
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| 2005 | Roxy Pro Fiji | Tavarua | Fiji
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| 2005 | Roxy Pro England | Cornwall |  England
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| 2007 | Rip Curl Girls Festival | Santander |  Spain
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| 2007 | Roxy Pro | Sunset Beach, Hawaii |  United States
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| 2008 | Roxy Pro Gold Coast | Gold Coast, Queensland | Australia
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| 2009 | Movistar Peru Classic | Lobitos |  Peru
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She is openly lesbian and welcomed a son with her girlfriend Camila Toro.[10]
| Preceded by | World surfing champion (Women) 2004 |
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