Steven Van Broeckhoven (27 September 1985) is a
Belgian windsurfer, specialized in
freestyle
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. In 2010 he was ranked #4 on the PWA overall ranking Freestyle Men.
Training
Steven Van Broeckhoven had his first windsurfing experiences at the
Vossemeren in
Lommel,
Belgium
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. After learning the basics, he started
windsurfing
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at
Lake Grevelingen in the
Netherlands
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. Nowadays he trains at
Tarifa
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,
Kaapstad
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and
Bonaire
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, but still refers to Lake Grevelingen as his
homespot.
Major achievements
*2006
** 1st Belgian Championship Freestyle Men
** 1st overall "Sultans of Surf Marokko" Men
** 4th Pro Kids Bonaire Men
*2007
** 1st Overall "O'Neill The Crowning"
** 1st Dutch Championship Freestyle Try Out Men
** 1st Belgian Championship Freestyle Men
** 1st TWF (Tarifa-Spain)
*2008
** 1st Dutch Championship Freestyle men
** 1st Overall "O'Neill The Crowning 2"
** 4th EFPT overall
*2009
** 1st EFPT overall
** 4th PWA (Worldcup) Sotavento Fuerteventura
** 6th PWA Costa Teguise, Lanzarote
*2010
** 1st EFPT overall
** 2nd PWA/EFPT Surf Worldcup Podersdorf, Austria
** 3rd PWA Super Grand Slam, Colgate World Cup Sylt, Germany
** 3rd PWA Freestyle Grand Slam, Sotavento
** 3rd PWA Grand Slam, Sotavento Fuerteventura
*2011
** 1st PWA Surf World Cup Podersdorf, Austria
** 1st PWA Surf World Cup Freestyle, overall ; WORLDCHAMPION
Recognition
In 2009 Steven Van Broeckhoven was elected as ''Rookie of the Year'' by the PWA and in 2011 he won the ''Zilveren Laurier'', which symbolizes the ''sportsman of the year of
Limburg''. He was also nominated ''Yachtsman of the year 2010''. On May 4, 2011 Steven Van Broeckhoven has won his first PWA World Cup title.
Steven Van Broeckhoven wins his first PWA event
2011 1st PWA Freestyle, overall
References
External links
EFPT Profile
Official website
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1985 births
Living people
People from Lommel
Windsurfers