Connor Baxter (born September 15, 1994, in

Maui The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which ...

) is an American standup paddleboarder. Between 2015 and 2022, he was the recipient of one

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, five

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s, and two

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s in the long distance, technical, and sprint races at the

ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship The ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship is the premier Standup paddleboarding, SUP/Paddleboarding, Paddleboard championship organised by the International Surfing Association. The competition has been held since 2012 and has taken place rou ...

. At the ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships, he has won two silver medals (2019, 2021) and one gold medal (2022) in the technical race, and a further two gold medals (2019, 2022) and one silver (2021) in the sprint race. At the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games ( es, Juegos Panamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the XVIII Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 Pan-Am Games or Lima 2019 ( qu, Limaq 2019), were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Spo ...

, he won a gold medal in standup paddleboarding race. At the 2022 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship, he won a gold medal in the sprint race. He has also served as a

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for the

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brand

Dakine Dakine is an American outdoor clothing company specializing in sportswear and sports equipment for adventure sports. Founded in Hawaii, the name comes from the Hawaiian Pidgin phrase "da kine" (derived from "the kind"). Now based in Hood River, ...

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1994 births Living people American surfers Paddleboarders Windsurfers People from Maui Pan American Games competitors for the United States Sportspeople from Hawaii Surfers at the 2019 Pan American Games Surfers at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in surfing {{US-surfing-bio-stub