Jordy Smith

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Jordan Michael "Jordy" Smith (born February 11, 1988 in Durban , South Africa ) is a South African professional surfer who takes part in the World Surf League ( WSL ) championships.

Athletic career

In 2006, at the age of 18, Jordy Smith won the Junior Surfing World Championships in North Narrabeen, Australia. The following year Smith was able to qualify for the first time at the World Qualifying Series (QS) for the World Championship Tour (WCT) of the World Surf League ( WSL ) for the world championship. In the same year Smith was signed by his current main sponsor, O'Neill .

In the following years Smith won the Billabong J-Bay competitions in 2010 and 2011 in South Africa as part of the WCT , the Rio Pro competition in Brazil in 2013, the Hurley Pro competitions in California in 2014 and 2016, and the Rip Curl Pro competition in 2017 in Australia and the Outerknown Founders Cup in California in 2018. Jordy Smith is currently ranked 6th in the world rankings of the WSL.

Overview of the WSL successes
year competition venue country
2010 Billabong Pro J-Bay Jeffreys Bay South Africa
2011 Billabong Pro J-Bay Jeffreys Bay South Africa
2013 Billabong Rio Pro Rio de Janeiro Brazil
2014 Hurley Pro Trestles , California United States
2016 Hurley Pro Trestles, California United States
2017 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Australia
2018 Outerknown Founders Cup Lemoore United States

Jordy Smith is sponsored by Channel Islands Surfboards , Oakley , O'Neill and Red Bull , among others .

Private life

Smith has been married to South African model Lyndall Jarvis since 2014. They live in Cape Town , South Africa and San Clemente , California, USA.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jordy Smith Wins Billabong ASP World Junior Championships , Surf Europe Magazine, January 8, 2007.
  2. ↑ World Qualifying Series
  3. ^ World Championship Tour
  4. ^ Profile page Team O'Neill
  5. ↑ Placement in the 2018 world rankings
  6. ^ Jordy Smith's Boards of Choice , Channel Islands Surfboards
  7. ↑ Profile page Oakley
  8. ↑ Profile page Red Bull
  9. ↑ “Jordy Smith marries Lyndall Jarvis; Is even more awesome ” , by Elliot Struck, Stab Magazine, April 21, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Smith, Jordy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jordan, Jordan Michael (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African surfer
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Durban , South Africa