Vanessa Torres

Vanessa Torres
Personal information
Born (1986-07-17) July 17, 1986
Anaheim, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight 120 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Skateboarding
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  United States
2003 Los Angeles Park
2004 Los Angeles Street
2015 Austin Street
2016 Oslo Street
SLS Super Crown
Representing  United States
2015 Chicago Street

Vanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986 in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder.

Vanessa is one of the top skateboarding women in the world. She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater and Getting Nowhere Faster. She also appears in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, making her the third female as a playable skater to appear in the Tony Hawk's video game series after Elissa Steamer and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.

In 2003, Torres became the first female skateboarder to win a gold medal at the X Games. She won the street course at the first X Games to feature female skateboarding competitions.[1]

Torres is of Mexican descent.[2] She splits her personal time living in San Diego and San Francisco, California.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://expn.go.com/expn/summerx/2003/story?pageName=030815_womens_jam
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  3. ↑ "ProQuest Archiver: Titles".


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