Vanessa Torres

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Vanessa Torres

Personal information
Born	(1986-07-17) July 17, 1986 (age 35) Anaheim, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight	120 lb (54 kg)
Sport
Sport	Skateboarding
hide 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. She is sponsored by Meow Skateboards^[1] and is the first woman to win X Games gold.^[2]

In 2003 the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions; Torres placed first, winning gold, in the street event (then called Park).^[3] Torres won silver in the X Games Street Competition in 2004 and placed in the top ten in 2005-2011 and 2014.^{[citation needed]} In 2015 at the X Games in Austin and 2016 at the X Games in Oslo, Torres won bronze. She again placed in the top ten in 2016 and 2017.^[4]

She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater (2003), Getting Nowhere Faster (2004), and (2014). 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.

Torres is of Mexican descent from Modesto, California.^[5][2] She dropped out of high school to pursue skateboarding.^[2] She splits her personal time living in San Diego and San Francisco, California.^[6]

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External links[]

• Vanessa Torres at IMDb
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