Bruna Kajiya
 Kajiya in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | February 25, 1987 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Sport | Kiteboarding |
| Team | North, Mystic |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
Bruna Kajiya (born 25 February 1987) is a Brazilian professional kiteboarder. She is a six-time Vice World Champion and a three-time World Champion Freestyle (2009, 2016, and 2017) in the World Kiteboarding League (WKL). In 2018, the WKL was replaced by the Global Kitesports Association (GKA) which became the official Kite Surfing World Title organization. In 2019, Bruna was the GKA Vice World Freestyle Champion, giving her her sixth Vice World Championship Title.[1][2] In 2016, Bruna was the first woman to land a "Backside 315",[3] a trick that combines a 540 degree rotation and double handle-pass.[4]
Bruna is originally from Ilhabela where she competed as a swimmer from an early age, earning the nickname "Little Fish."[5] Following a surfing accident, she sought out a new sport and discovered wakestyle kiteboarding while studying in Maui.[6][7]
Bruna is sponsored by Red Bull, Mystic and North Kiteboarding.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Congratulations to our 2017 Champions!". 10 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Bruna Kajiya". Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Bruna Kajiya - The First woman to land a Backside 315". KiteSista. 3 March 2016.
- ^ SurferToday.com, Editor at. "Bruna Kajiya is the first female kitesurfer to land a backside 315". SurferToday.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "Bruna Kajiya: lifestyle of a World Champion kiteboarding athlete". 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Extreme Women - Bruna Kajiya". XTREMESPOTS.COM.
- ^ "Bruna Kajiya". Red Bull.
- ^ "North Welcomes BRUNA KAJIYA". North Kiteboarding. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05.