Sonni Hönscheid

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Sonni Hönscheid (2018)
Sonni Hönscheid in an interview at Bayern 1 (February 2019). Interviewer: Thorsten Otto.

Sonja "Sonni" Hönscheid (born May 27, 1981 on Sylt ) is a German professional surfer. She is three times world champion in Stand Up Paddling (SUP) and twelve times German champion in surfing .

Life

Sonni Hönscheid is the daughter of the German windsurfer Jürgen Hönscheid . She has two sisters who also achieve outstanding sporting success as surfers. Her younger sister Janni Hönscheid became German surfing champion in 2013 and was Hönscheid's greatest competitor for the title.

Sonni Hönscheid grew up on the beaches of Sylt, Fuerteventura and Hawaii . As a child, she traveled with her family to her father's training and competition venues. When she was five years old, she moved with her family from Sylt to Fuerteventura, where she learned windsurfing and surfing. In 1998 her father set up the “Northshore Surfshop” there, which has been a family business ever since. Hönscheid commutes between Sylt and Fuerteventura.

During her World Cup preparation time on the island of Maui , Hawaii, she found herself painting . Her artistic work reflects her travel experiences of exotic locations and different cultures that she got to know during her surfing career. In Kampen on Sylt, her colorful, pop-art- inspired works are presented to the public under the title "Peace Love Sylt". So Hönscheid was able to gain a foothold as a designer. She worked for the sporting goods manufacturers Chiemsee , Starboard and Jucker Hawaii as well as for the beverage manufacturer Caprisonne . Hönscheid is also a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz .

Athletic career

Sonni Hönscheid (2018)

Around 2004, during Hönscheid's successful career as German surfing champion, she started Stand Up Paddling (SUP) on Fuerteventura. In 2009, Sonni Hönscheid won a World Cup race in SUP for the first time at the age of 28. She is the reigning world champion of the Paddle League World Tour 2018.

World Cup successes
year competition venue country
2009 JEVER SUP World Cup Hamburg Germany
2016 Mercedes-Benz SUP World Cup Scharbeutz Germany

Hönscheid won the endurance race of the Paddleboard World Championships in Hawaii three years in a row. The route runs from the island of Molokaʻi to Oʻahu over a total of 32 miles (51.49 km) on the open sea and is therefore one of the toughest SUP races in the world.

World Championships long-distance successes
year competition venue country
2014 Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships Hawaii United States
2015 Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships Hawaii United States
2016 Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships Hawaii United States

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b About Sonni Hönscheid on their official website
  2. ↑ Northshore surf shop of the Hönscheid family
  3. ↑ Andreas Erbe: Interview with Sonni Hönscheid , Stand-up-Paddling Magazin, February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Exhibition "Peace Love Sylt III" by Sonni Hönscheid in Kaamp-Hüs on Sylt, 2018.
  5. ↑ Painted Life: Sonni Hönscheid and the Mercedes-Benz V-Class
  6. ↑ Interview with Sonni Hönscheid , Stand Up Magazin, December 1, 2010.
  7. ^ The Paddle League World Tour Rankings
  8. ↑ Paddleboard World Championships Results
personal data
SURNAME Hönscheid, Sonni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sonja (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German surfer
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Sylt , Germany