Rio Waida

Rio Waida
Rio Waida Portrait on Flyer Ministry of Youth and Sport of Indonesia, 2021
Personal information
NicknameRio
Born (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 24)
Saitama, Japan[1]
ResidenceUluwatu, Bali, Indonesia
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Surfing career
Best year2024 – Ranked #9 WSL CT World Tour
Surfing specifications
StanceRegular (natural foot)
Medal record
Men's surfing
Representing  Indonesia
World Surfing Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Huntington Beach Men
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Shortboard

Rio Waida (和井田理央, Waida Rio, born 25 January 2000) is an Indonesian surfer.[2] He won a silver medal for Indonesia at the SEA Games in Philippines, while the gold medal was won by fellow Indonesian surfer, Oney Anwar.[3][4] He competed for Indonesia in surfing at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

  1. ^ "埼玉生まれのサーファー インドネシアから五輪狙うのは: 朝日新聞デジタル". asahi.com (in Japanese). 13 September 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ Rio Waida Surfer Bio
  3. ^ "CABOR SURFING INDONESIA FIXED SUMBANG MEDALI EMAS SEA GAMES 2019" (in Indonesian). Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Rio Waida, Peselancar Muda Asal Bali Penuh Prestasi" (in Indonesian). 9 August 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2021.