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| Born | 22 December 1993 São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 169 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Surfing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best year | 1st: 2014, 2018 and 2021 - WSL World Champion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sponsors | Matt Nabney, Rip Curl, Adidas, Guaraná Antarctica, Vivo, Audi, Samsung Galaxy, Oakley, Gorilla, FCS traction and fins, Vult, Coppertone, Tokoro Surfboards,[1] Monster Energy, Corona (beer), Blaze Online Casino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Goofy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaper(s) | Johnny Cabianca | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite waves | Teahupo'o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite maneuvers | Aerials, Barrels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira[2] (born 22 December 1993) is a Brazilian professional surfer. He won the 2014, 2018 and 2021 WSL World Championships. In two appearances at the Olympic surfing tournament, Medina won a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.
In 2009, at age 15, Medina became the youngest surfer ever to win a major Qualifying Series event.[3] He joined the World Surf League Tour in 2011 alongside eventual rival John John Florence, and in his rookie year he finished within the top 12 of the ASP (now WSL) World Tour.[4] Since 2015, Medina has earned more Championship Tour victories than any other competitor.[3]
Media sources credit him as being the second person to have executed a maneuver called the "Backflip".[5][6] Medina also became the first person ever to land this move in competition, during the Oi Rio Pro 2016.[7]
- ^ "Gabriel Medina Oficial". Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Gabriel Medina". Audi. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Gabriel Medina Surfer Bio | Age, Height, Videos & Results". World Surf League. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Gabriel Medina". Surffcs.com. Surf FSC. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "O voo de Gabriel Medina, o jovem ídolo do surfe brasileiro". Veja.abril.com.br. Veja. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ^ "Gabriel Medina completa manobra 'impossível' no Havaí: o backflip". Globo Esporte. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Air War Heats Up at Oi Rio Pro". World Surf League. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.