João Vítor de Azeredo Chianca (Saquarema, August 30, 2000), sometimes known as Chumbinho, is a
Brazilian professional
surfer in the
World Surf League (WSL). He
qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Life
The younger brother of
Lucas Chumbo
Lucas Yan Cabral Azeredo Chianca (born 25 August 1995) better known as Lucas Chumbo, is a Brazilian professional surfer.
Career
In February 2018 he won the Nazare Challenge in the Men's Big Wave category with the better score of the champion ...
and the son of Gustavo Chumbão, he made his debut in the main surfing competition in 2022. In the 2023 season, he was a semifinalist in the first two competitions of the season in
Hawaii and won his first title in
Portugal in
Peniche, on
Supertubos Beach.
Career
After debuting in the
World Surfing Elite in 2022, Chianca was unable to maintain himself after the mid-season cut. Still in 2022, competing in Challenge Series, he reclassified and returned to the CT in 2023.
Returning to the CT in
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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Chianca had his best career finish. With a strong start to the season he had two 3rd places in the first two events and his first CT victory in the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal event beating Jack Robinson in the final.
At the end of the season he achieved his first classification at the WSL Finals, beating Jack Robinson in the first heat and losing to Ethan Ewing shortly thereafter, finishing in fourth place, his best in the CT. In addition, he got Brazil's second place at the
Olympic Games Paris 2024, his first Olympic participation.
Victories
References
External links
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Brazilian surfers
World Surf League surfers
2000 births
Living people
Surfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics