Víctor Fernández López

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Víctor Fernández
Victor Fernández.jpg
Full name Víctor Fernández López
nation SpainSpain Spain
birthday 25th April 1984 (age 36)
place of birth El ejido
size 184 cm
Weight 83 kg
Career
Sail number E-42
discipline Wave , Freestyle , Super-X
status active
Placements in the Windsurf World Cup
 Debut in the World Cup 2001
 World Cup victories 12
 Wave World Cup 1. ( 2010 , 2016 , 2018 )
 Freestyle World Cup 10. ( 2005 )
 Super X World Cup 5th ( 2003 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Wave 12 11 6th
last change: November 1st, 2019

Víctor Fernández López (born April 25, 1984 in El Ejido ) is a Spanish windsurfer . He has been one of the best drivers in the wave riding discipline for over ten years . In 2010 , 2016 and 2018 he became world champion in this discipline. He also won six runner-up world titles.

biography

Fernández learned to windsurf at the age of five under the guidance of his father. As a reward for good grades, he traveled to Pozo Izquierdo ( Gran Canaria ) in the summer of 1998 , where the windsurfing spot there is a Mecca for wave riders. He started his professional windsurfing career three years later.
In the 2004 season he advanced to the top of the world wave (6th place at the end of the season). In this he established himself and became vice world champion in 2007 and 2008 , before becoming world champion in 2010. He was able to repeat this triumph in 2016. In 2017 he was runner-up again behind his long-term rival Philip Köster .

Fernández's home and favorite spot is Almería ( Spain ) and his favorite maneuvers are Wave 360 and Double Forward .

Victor Fernández López doing a backloop at his home spot Almería

successes

World Cup ratings

season Wave Freestyle Super X
space Points space Points space Points
2001 ? ? ? ? - -
2002 13. ? ? ? - -
2003 ? ? ? ? 5. 1986
2004 6th ? 13. ? 12. ?
2005 5. ? 10. ? ? ?
2006 5. 5723 26th 1275 - -
2007 2. 8054 29 2386 - -
2008 2. 5954 - - - -
2009 6th 5377 - - - -
2010 1. 4167 - - - -
2011 4th 5888 - - - -
2012 2. 6135 - - - -
2013 3. 5608 - - - -
2014 2. 8202 - - - -
2015 2. 6234 - - - -
2016 1. 6201 - - - -
2017 2. 2980 - - - -
2018 1. 24,535 - - - -
2019 5. 25,915 - - - -

World Cup victories

Fernández López has achieved 29 podiums so far, including twelve wins:

date place country discipline
July 7th to July 17th, 2006 Pozo Izquierdo Spain Wave
June 4 to June 9, 2007 Guincho Portugal Wave
July 9th to July 18th 2007 Pozo Izquierdo Spain Wave
July 3 to July 12, 2008 Pozo Izquierdo Spain Wave
September 26th to October 5th, 2008 Sylt Germany Wave
July 6th to July 9th 2010 Pozo Izquierdo Spain Wave
July 14th to July 20th, 2014 Pozo Izquierdo Spain Wave
August 3 to August 9, 2015 El Médano Spain Wave
July 3 to July 9, 2016 Pozo Izquierdo Spain Wave
August 1 to August 7, 2016 El Medano Spain Wave
September 29th to October 8th, 2017 Sylt Germany Wave
August 5 to August 11, 2018 El Médano Spain Wave

More Achievements

  • 2nd place at Freestyle Europe IFCA Production 1999
  • 2nd place at in Wave World IFCA Production 1999
  • Spanish Champion Wave 2001
  • 1st place at Red Bull Topocalma Infernal Chile 2005
  • 1st place at Place Air Madagascar Windsurf Challenge 2005
  • Multiple Spanish champion in 2005
  • Nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award 2011 in the Action Sportsman of the Year category

Web links

Commons : Victor Fernández  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e PWA: Victor Fernandez (English), accessed on July 3, 2017
  2. ↑ a b c d Fanatic: Victor Fernandez (English), accessed on July 3, 2017
  3. ↑ Victor Fernandez: Career, accessed July 3, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Fernández López, Víctor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fernández, Víctor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION spanish windsurfer
DATE OF BIRTH April 25, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH El Ejido , Province of Almeria