Kristin Boese

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Kristin Boese, 2011

Kristin Boese (born June 1, 1977 in Potsdam ) is a German kitesurfer and multiple world champion (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009).

Career

In her youth, Boese was active as a handball player. In 1998 she started windsurfing.

She started kitesurfing in 2002 and started a professional kite surfing career in 2004. In 2005 she won the first world title at the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) and was able to defend this title in 2006.

In 2007 she switched to the "Kiteboard Pro World Tour" ( KPWT ) and became the overall world champion and world champion in course races and waves. In September 2007, photos of her appeared in the German edition of the men's magazine Playboy . In 2008 she was voted “Best Kitesurfer of the Year” at the Action Sports Awards .

In 2009 she started for the "International Kiteboarding Association" (IKA). Boese is also campaigning for kitesurfing to be included in the program of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2013 she was named FAZ Female Athlete of the year . In 2014 she settled in Maui ( Hawaii ) with her partner Sky Solbach .

Sporting successes

year rank competition venue discipline comment
2012 3 Kite Surf World Cup GermanyGermany Sylt
2012 2 World Championships GermanyGermany St. Peter-Ording Airstyle Second behind Gisela Pulido
2011 2 IKA World Championships Kite Cross
2011 3 IKA World Championships Wave riding behind the Portuguese Ines Correia
2010 6th IKA World Championships Course race
2009 1 IKA Championships Course race
2008 1 KPWT World Championships Course race
2007 1 KPWT World Championships Wave
2007 1 KPWT World Championships Course race
2007 1 PKRA World Championships Boardercross
2006 1 PKRA World Championships Slider
2006 1 PKRA World Championships Freestyle
2005 1 PKRA World Championships Freestyle
2004 2 PKRA World Championships Freestyle Vice kitesurfing world champion

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kitesurfer Kristin Boese: From World Cup to Playboy Title and Back (July 16, 2009)
  2. ↑ Kristin Boese dreams of the Olympics and a child (August 12, 2010)
  3. ↑ Kitesurfing: Kielerin Bönniger misses victory ( Memento from July 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (July 15, 2012)
  4. ↑ Kiteboarding Waveriding World Ranking 2011 (PDF; 64 kB)

Publications

  • Kitesurfing with Kristin Boese - The World Champion's training program - Christian Spreckels / Kristin Boese ( ISBN 978-3613505339 )
  • Wavekiting with Kristin Boese: The World Champion's training program - (to be published in October 2008), Author: Christian Spreckels ( ISBN 978-3613505810 )

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Boese, Kristin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German kitesurfer
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam