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Oi Rio Pro 2016
The Oi Rio Pro 2016 was an event of the Association of Surfing Professionals for 2016 ASP World Tour. This event was held from 10 to 21 May at Rio de Janeiro, (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and opposed by 36 surfers. The tournament was won by John Florence (HAW), who beat Jack Freestone Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, i ... (AUS) in final. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Quarter finals Semi finals Final References {{Surfing Rio Pro 2016 World Surf League International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) 2016 in Brazilian sport Sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city) Surfing in Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Wilson (surfer)
Julian Wilson (born 8 November 1988) is an Australian professional surfer who competes on the World Surf League Men's World Tour. Personal life Wilson was born and raised in Coolum Beach, Queensland. He is an ambassador for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Wilson's mother is a breast cancer survivor, and he was inspired to ride a pink board by a close family friend and international cricketer, Matthew Hayden, who plays with a pink bat for the corresponding cause. Wilson was in the water during the final of the J-Bay Open 2015 in South Africa when three-time world champion Mick Fanning was attacked by a great white shark. He paddled toward Fanning to assist, was praised for his action, and was subsequently hailed as a hero. The event was cancelled. Both surfers escaped unharmed and gifted a shared second-place result. Following the ordeal, Wilson gave a tear-filled interview, and when asked, "You guys are locked in a title battle right now, and to put things into pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Ribeiro (surfer)
Alex Ribeiro (born 1989) is a Brazilian professional surfer who competes on the World Surfing League Men's World Tour since 2016. Ribeiro earned a spot on the 2016 World Championship Tour season by finishing in 7th place on the 2015 WSL World Qualifying Series season. Career Victories WSL World Championship Tour References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Ribeiro, Alex Brazilian surfers 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from São Paulo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Bourez
Michel Bourez (born 30 December 1985) is a French professional surfer. Biography Bourez was born on the island of Rurutu in the Tuamotus Islands in French Polynesia and started surfing at age 13. European champion in 2006, Michel entered the ASP World Tour in 2009. His best results on the World Tour came in 2014, with a fifth place in the overall classification, having won twice during the year; at Margaret River Pro 2014 and Rio de Janeiro and third place in Fiji Pro. His 2015 season was hampered by a severe injury in May, when doing a free surf session at Teahupoo. A fractured hand and cervical vertebra forced him out of the Rio and Fiji events. In 2016, he earned his third career victory at the Billabong Pipeline Masters, final event of the 2016 World Tour, finishing sixth overall. He qualified to represent France at the debut of surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career and Results * 2014: ** Winner of Margaret River Pro 2014 at Margaret River (Australia). ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Young (surfer B
Robert Harold "Nat" Young (born 14 November 1947) is an Australian surfer and author. Surfing career Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Young grew up in the small coastal suburb of Collaroy. In 1964, he was runner-up in the Australian junior championship at Manly, and two years later was named world surfing champion in 1966. He won the title again (then called the Smirnoff World Pro/Am) in 1970. Young won three Australian titles in 1966, 1967 and 1969, and won the Bells Beach Surf Classic three times. Young featured in a number of important surf films of 1960s and 1970s including the classic 1973 surf movie ''Crystal Voyager'' and he also had a featured role as surfer Nick Naylor in the 1979 Australian drama film '' Palm Beach''. Post-surfing career Young ran for NSW Parliament in the 1986 by-election for the seat of Pittwater. Labor did not run a candidate, and he was narrowly defeated by Liberal candidate Jim Longley. Since retiring from professional surfing, Young ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keanu Asing
Keanu Asing (born May 30, 1993) is a Hawaiian surfer who competes in the World Surf League and debuted on the World Championship Tour of the 2015 World Surf League. Awards and achievements Season by season *2010: 3rd in HIC Pro at Oahu (Hawaii) *2012: 3rd in Quiksilver Saquarema Prime in Saquarema (Brazil) *2013: 3rd in Vans Pro in Virginia Beach (USA) *2014: 2nd in Quiksilver Saquarema Prime in Saquarema (Brazil) *2016: winner in Quiksilver Pro France The Quiksilver Pro France is an event on the World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour. The event is held every year at Seignosse, Capbreton and Hossegor in France at the end of September and in the beginning of October. Results 2017 ... in Hossegor (France) Training Keanu's training has included advanced deceleration techniques, improved body control through rotational plyometrics, total body explosiveness and heat-specific conditioning. References External links *Page at the site of the World Surf League 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Silveira (surfer)
Lucas Silveira is a Canadian Singing, vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario. He has composed and performed Folk music, folk music and Rock music, rock music, and formed and played in the band The Cliks. Silveira is credited as the first openly Trans man, transgender man to have signed with a major record label. He also writes about LGBT, LGBTQ issues. Biography Silveira was born in Toronto, Canada in 1973. He considers himself Portuguese-Canadian because of his Portuguese ethnicity; he also lived in the Azores for 6 years in his youth and speaks fluent Portuguese language, Portuguese. As a child, he knew that he was a boy. He cites his first memory of realizing his body didn't align with his gender identity was at the age of four. Growing up, he identified as a female and as a lesbian. In 2004, he came out to himself, family, and friends as a transgender man. In 2010 he began hormone therapy. Career Silveira started performing at the age of 18. He recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Wilkinson (surfer)
Matt Wilkinson is a professional Australian Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Au ... surfer. Known for being a goofyfooter, Wilkinson is from a small town called Copacabana in New South Wales. In 2016, he won his first two Championship Tour events. Career victories References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) People from the Central Coast (New South Wales) Australian surfers 21st-century Australian people World Surf League surfers {{Surfing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Fernandez
Marco may refer to: People * Marco (given name), people with the given name Marco * Marco (actor) (born 1977), South Korean model and actor * Georg Marco (1863–1923), Romanian chess player of German origin * Tomás Marco (born 1942), Spanish composer and writer on music Places * Marco, Ceará, Brazil, a municipality * Marco, New Zealand, a locality in the Taranaki Region * Marco, Indiana, United States, an unincorporated town * Marco, Missouri, United States, an unincorporated community * Marco Island, Florida, United States, a city and an island Science and technology * Mars Cube One (MarCO), a pair of small satellites which fly by Mars in 2018 * MARCO, a macrophage receptor protein that in humans is encoded by the MARCO gene * Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) * Marco, the official window manager of MATE Arts and entertainment * '' Marco: 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother'', a 1976 Japanese anime series, directed by Isao Takahata * ''Marco'' (film), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bino Lopes
Bino may refer to: * Binoculars * Bino (footballer) (born 1972), Portuguese footballer * Bino (particle) * Bino (singer) Bino (born Benedetto Arico; * 24 April 1953 in Contessa Entellina; † 19 October 2010 in Contessa Entellina) was an Italian pop singer. Early life and career Bino first studied architecture in order to take over his father's company. He returned t ... (1953–2010), Italian pop singer * Bino, Uzbekistan, an Uzbek village {{disambiguation, place name, hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
