Sofía Reinoso
Mexican slalom canoeist
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Sofía Reinoso (born 23 October 1996) is a Mexican slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2013, specializing in K1 and kayak cross.[2] She lives in Tlapacoyan, Mexico and is coached by Silvan Poberaj.[3]
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| National team | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 1996[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Tlapacoyan[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||
Event | K1, Kayak cross | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Silvan Poberaj | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Reinoso won bronze medals in the K1 and kayak cross events at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[4][5] By doing this she became the first slalom paddler representing Mexico to win a medal at the Pan American Games.[3] In 2015, she competed in the K1 event at the 2015 Pan American Games without winning a medal.
In 2020, Reinoso won a bronze medal in kayak cross at the 2020 Canoe Slalom World Cup in Pau, the first canoe slalom medal for Mexico at an ICF event.[6] She earned her best senior world championship result of 22nd in kayak cross at the 2018 event in Rio de Janeiro.[7]
Mexico was allocated the Pan American Olympic quota for women's K1 following the cancellation of the continental championships, with it allocated to the NOC with the highest-ranked eligible athlete.[8] Reinoso represented Mexico in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[3] where she finished 21st after being eliminated in the semifinal.
She also competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing 25th in the K1 event and 28th in kayak cross.[9]