Daniel Fetz

Daniel Fetz (born November 3, 1984 in Linz ) is an Austrian wakeboarder .

Athletic career

Fetz began his sporting career as a wakeboarder at the age of 14. He achieved his first national and international competitions in 2000. In 2001 he was involved in founding the “Wakeboard Club Feldkirchen” (WBCF) and was a member of the board. In 2002 he started working as a wakeboard instructor and organized his first wakeboard camps. In 2005 he founded his own company Fetzysworld . In 2007 he took part in two international wakeboard video productions. In 2008, Fetz laid the foundation stone for the Fetzysworld wakeboarding area on Salmsee.

In 2011, Fetz published the first learning videos on YouTube , which reach over 150,000 views annually. In 2012 he designed the major Red Bull Wake of Steel event in the port of Linz as the sporting director. In 2013 he became IWWF driver representative for wakeboarding at the Olympic Committee in Lausanne (Switzerland). In 2016 Fetz started in the Masters (30+) category for the first time and, after the World Tour stop in Bratislava (Slovakia), won his first European title in Tel Aviv . Shortly afterwards he became vice world champion at the Masters in Mexico .

From 2001 to 2019, Fetz took part in over 150 competitions. Out of 10 competitions he made it to the final an average of 8 times.

Sporting successes (selection)

2 times world champion in the Masters category
3 times European champion in the Masters category
2-time vice world champion in the Juniors & Masters category
7 times Austrian national champion

2001

2nd place Austrian State Championship Lift
2nd place High Jump European Championship Lift Men - Vienna

2002

1st place Austrian State Championship Lift
3rd place European Championship Lift Juniors - Budapest HUN

2003

2nd place World Championship Lift Juniors - Brisbane / Australia
2nd place Austrian State Championship Lift
2nd place aWake State Championship Boot - Gmunden AUT

2004

1st place Austrian State Championship Lift
2nd place King of the Lake - Schwandorf GER
3rd place Boot Austria Cup Stop - Marbach AUT

2005

1st place Austria Cup overall rating lift and boat
1st place Austria Cup overall valuation lift
1st place AC Stop or Upper Austria State Championships Lift - Asten AUT
1st place AC Final or State Championships Lift - Graz AUT
1st place AC or State Championships Wakeskate Lift - Graz AUT
3rd place AC or Upper Austria State Championships Boot - Gmunden AUT

2006

1st place Austria Cup Stop Vienna
1st place Austrian Championships - Asten
1st place Austria Cup overall ranking
2nd place ECWTS Final - Marburg GER
3rd place Austria Cup Stop Boot - Wallsee AUT

2007

1st place European Boardstock Cable main competition Toulouse FRA
1st place Austria Cup overall ranking
1st place Austria Cup Stop Jetlake Feldkirchen - AUT
3rd place European Boardstock Winch Contest - Toulouse FRA

2008

1st place Austria Cup and State Championship Graz
1st place Austria Cup Feldkirchen
1st place Austria Cup Vienna
1st place Austria Cup Asten
1st place See Beben Feldkirchen
3rd place Freakwave Festival Bodensee Winch Contest

11th place IWSF world rankings
13th place WWA world rankings

2009

1st place Int. Telering Wake Challenge - Podersdorf (Winch)
1st place Austria Cup & Int. CWWC Event - Feldkirchen
1st place Austria Cup - Vienna
2nd place Austria Cup Boat - Gmunden
2nd place IWWF World Ranking July
2nd place ÖM Cable - Asten
2nd place ÖM Lift - Döbriach
4th place IWWF World Ranking August
4th place CWWC World Cup - Belgrade Serbia

6th place IWWF World Ranking October

2010

1st place Wake the Line Best Trick Contest
1st place ÖM Jetlake
1st place at the Freakwave Festival Bregenz

2011

1st place Austrian Nationals - Planksee AUT
2nd place Burn Obstacle Only Contest - Jetlake AUT

2012

2nd place Austrian Nationals - Jetlake AUT
2nd place Wake Parade - 3 Star World Tour Stop Obstacle Only - Salmsee AUT
4th place IWWF World Ranking

2013

1st place European Wakesurf Tour Stop (Skim Style) - Salmsee Steyregg AUT
2nd place Austrian Nationals - Planksee AUT
5th place IWWF World Ranking

2014

1st place European Wakesurf Tour Stop (Skim Style) - Salmsee Steyregg AUT
3rd place Austrian Nationals - Ausee AUT
Winner of the Red Bull Wake of Steel Crowd Favorite
6th place IWWF World Ranking

2016 (Masters 30+)

1st place European & Africa Championships IWWF - Tel Aviv ISRAEL
1st place 4 Star World Tour Stop - Golden Trophy - Bratislava SLO
1st place 3 Star Austria Cup - Jetlake AUT
1st place IWWF World Ranking
2nd place IWWF World Championships - Tequesquitengo MEX

2017

1st place - IWSS (International Wakesurf Series) - Passau - GER
1st place - Austria Cup Stop - Ausee AUT
2nd place - Austrian Wakesurf Nationals - Linz AUT

2018

1st place - European & Africa Championships IWWF (30+) - Milano ITA

2019

1st place - February - IWWF World Championships (30+) - Buenos Aires ARG

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personal data
SURNAME	Fetz, Daniel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian wakeboarder
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd November 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH	Linz