Sofía Mulánovich


Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín, 3-time World Surfing Champion, 1 WSL and 2 ISA world championships, is the most relevant Peruvian surfer in the history. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win a World Surf League World Championship Tour event. She is the first Latin American ever to win the World Title, which she did in 2004. 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. Her main sponsor is Roxy.
Sofia 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 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

Early life

Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín was born in Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru to parents of Croatian heritage, who had immigrated to Peru.
On July 27, 2007, Mulanovich was inducted into the Surfers Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California, United States. 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.
May 7, 2020, Sofía announced that she is the mother of a boy named Theo, along with the Venezuelan photographer Camila Toro.

Achievements