Vanessa Torres
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| Born |
July 17, 1986 Anaheim, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skateboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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, the first being Elissa Steamer and second being 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
- ↑ http://expn.go.com/expn/summerx/2003/story?pageName=030815_womens_jam
- ↑ http://www.thesideproject.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106%3Avanessatorres&catid=36%3Athegirls&Itemid=62
- ↑ http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/385760221.html?dids=385760221:385760221&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+16%2C+2003&author=&pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune&desc=X+Games+IX&pqatl=google