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Teahupoʻo is known for its surf break and resulting heavy, glassy waves, often reaching 2 to 3 m (7 to 10 ft), and sometimes up to 7 m (23 ft).Because of the regularity and size of its waves, it hosts the annual Billabong Pro Teahupoo surf competition (part of the World Championship Tour (WCT) surfing circuit) and the 2024 Olympic surfing competition.
Billabong Pro Teahupoo is a professional surfing competition of the World Surf League held at the break Teahupo'o in Taiarapu, Tahiti.The Billabong Pro Teahupoo was founded in 1999 and has been recognized as "one of the world's heaviest big wave competitions".
The Billabong Pro Teahupoo 2016 was an event of the Association of Surfing Professionals for 2016 World Surf League. This event was held from 19 to 30 August at Teahupo'o, (Tahiti, French Polynesia) and opposed by 36 surfers. Pre-trials began on 13 August. [1] [2] The tournament was won by Kelly Slater (USA), who beat John Florence (HAW) in ...
The Billabong Pro Teahupoo 2015 was an event of the Association of Surfing Professionals for 2015 ASP World Tour. This event was held from 08 to 19 July at Teahupo'o , ( Tahiti , French Polynesia ) and opposed by 36 surfers.
Malik Joyeux (31 March 1980 – 2 December 2005) was an accomplished all-around waterman and a professional Big Wave surfer. Known by many as the "petit prince", the goofy-foot surfer often gained attention for charging the treacherous barrels at Teahupoo, Tahiti.
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During his professional career, he won three world titles (2002, 2003, 2004), three Quiksilver Pro France titles (2003, 2004, 2005), two Rip Curl Pro Search titles (2006 and 2007) and 20 elite-tour victories, including the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing four times from 2002 to 2006. On September 3, 2010, he won the Billabong Pro Teahupoo in Tahiti.
Laird was born Laird John Zerfas in San Francisco on March 2, 1964, in an experimental salt-water sphere at UCSF Medical Center designed to ease the mother's labor. [3] His biological father, L. G. Zerfas, immigrated from Greece to California and left the family before his first birthday. [4]