Keala Kennelly
Keala Kennelly (born August 13, 1978 in Kauai ) is an American professional surfer .
life and career
Kennelly grew up in Kauai, Hawaii. She learned to surf from her father. Kennelly grew up with Andy and Bruce Irons . She has been active as a professional surfer since 1995. In 2003 she was vice world champion for women . In 2005 she surfed the highest wave a woman tow-in surfing at Teahupoo . In 2011, Kennelly suffered severe facial injuries in a fall.
Kennelly has also appeared in multiple surf-related films such as Blue Crush , Step into Liquid, and the HBO series John from Cincinnati . In 2001 she was the subject of the documentary 7 Girls .
Titles and awards
- 2007: Gold medal Summer X Games , Puerto Escondido, Mexico
- 2007: Freesurf Magazine: Female Surfer of the Year
- 2006: 2nd place in Billabong Pro Maui WCT , Maui
- 2004: 2nd place Roxy Pro France (WCT)
- 2004: 2nd place, SG Queen of Surf (WQS)
- 2003: Vice World Champion women (ASP)
- 2003: Turtle Bay Resort Womens Pro , Oahu , Hawaii
- 2003: Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Teahupoo , Tahiti
- 2003: Roxy Pro, Tavarua , Fidji
- 2002: Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Teahupoo , Tahiti
- 2001: OP Pro Boat Trip Challenge, Mentawai Islands , Sumatra
- 2001: Billabong Girls, Playa Venao , Panama
- 2000: Gallaz Women's Pro, Teahupoo , Tahiti
- 1999: Tunnell Vision / Carib Newquay Pro, Newquay , England
- 1999: Eleven US Open, Huntington Beach , California
- 1999: Wahine, Santa Cruz , California
- 1998: Black Pearl Wahine Pro, Teahupoo , Tahiti
- 1997: Wahine Womens, Lowers Trestles , California
- 1997: Wahine Womens, Seaside Reef, California
Individual evidence
- ↑ billabonggirls-usa.com: Keala Kennelly - Surf - Team | Billabong Girls USA ( Memento of the original from April 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed April 1, 2012
- ↑ Keala Kennelly. In: FREE-Magazin.de - Surf, Kite, Windsurf and much more. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010 ; accessed on July 16, 2016 .
- ↑ Surglich | Stand And Deliver: Kennelly
- ↑ surfertoday.com: Keala Kennelly severely injured in Teahupoo , accessed April 1, 2012
- ↑ Keala Kennelly profile
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kennelly, Keala |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American surfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kauai |