Julia Rick

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Julia Rick (born June 24, 1993 in Hürth ) is a German cable wakeboarder who started wakeboarding in 2009. At the same time she played for the women's soccer team of 1. FC Köln , most recently in the 2nd Bundesliga. After her first international successes in the junior sector in 2012, she decided to pursue a professional career in wakeboarding and against football.

In the following years she developed into the world's most successful wakeboarder thanks to her competitive successes and new tricks. In addition to numerous continental successes, Julia Rick has been world champion several times both at the World Wake Association (WWA) and at the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) recognized by the IOC .

Most recently, Julia Rick defended her title at the WWA World Championship in Cancun, Mexico for the seventh time in a row in 2019 and also won gold at the IWWF World Championship in Buenos Aires (Argentina). She is the title holder of both associations.

She has already confessed more than ten different tricks as the first woman in wakeboard history and more and more are being added. Most recently she landed a Switch Toeside Backside 900 as the first woman in the world.

Success at international championships

Source: The Wakeboard Site, Own website (details)

2019

  • 1st place WWA World Championships Pro Women's Traditional, Cancun, Mexico
  • 1st place WWA World Championships Pro Women's Features, Cancun, Mexico
  • 1st place IWWF World Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1st place IWWF European Championships, Sosnowiec (Poland)
  • 1st place Munich Mash, Germany
  • 1st Place US Park Pro Series (California, Illinois, Georgia)

2018

  • 1st place WWA World Championships Pro Women's Traditional, Cancun, Mexico
  • 1st place WWA World Championships Pro Women's Features, Cancun, Mexico
  • 1st place IWWF European Championships Milan, Italy
  • 1st place IWWF World Cup Shanghai & Jordan
  • 1st place Plastic Playground World Series

2017

  • 1st place WWA World Championships Pro Women's Traditional CamSur, Philippines
  • 1st place IWWF European Championships El Gouna, Egypt

2016

  • 1st place IWWF European Championships Tel Aviv, Israel
  • 1st place WWA World Championships Pro Women's Traditional, CamSur, Philippines
  • 1st place WWA World Championships Pro Women's Features, CamSur, Philippines
  • 1st place IWWF World Championships Mexico

2015

  • 1st place IWWF European Championships Ravenna, Italy
  • 1st place WWA World Championships Abu Dhabi

2014

  • 1st place IWWF European Championships Ostroda, Poland
  • 1st place WWA World Championships Abu Dhabi

2013

  • 1st place IWWF European Championships Fagersta, Sweden
  • 1st place WWA World Championships Abu Dhabi

2012

  • 1st place World Championships (Junior Ladies) 2012 Manila, Philippines

Awards

  • 2018 winner of Trick of the Year "1080"
  • 2018 Sportswoman of the Year for the City of Cologne
  • 2017 IWWF Athlete of the year
  • 2016 winner of Trick of the Year "Backside 900"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Maike Hagedorn: Julia Rick from Hürth - A woman with many talents. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . August 17, 2011, accessed May 15, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Julia Rick. In: The Wakeboard Site. Retrieved May 14, 2020 (English).
  3. ↑ Julia Rick. In: The Wakeboard Site. Retrieved on May 14, 2020 (English, see tab "Biography").
  4. ↑ a b Julia Rick. In: The Wakeboard Site. Accessed on May 14, 2020 (see tab "Achievements").
  5. ↑ Julia Rick. Retrieved on May 14, 2020 (own website).
  6. ↑ Melanie Haack: Even tough men tremble before this woman. In: The world . August 12, 2017, accessed May 15, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Julia Rick - First Woman to Land Switch Toeside Backside 900. Retrieved on May 14, 2020 (English).
  8. ↑ Results. Julia Rick, accessed May 14, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Rick, Julia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cable wakeboarder
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1993
PLACE OF BIRTH Huerth