Ramzi Boukhiam

Ramzi Boukhiam
Personal information
Born (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 31)
Agadir, Morocco
ResidenceAgadir, Morocco
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Surfing career
Best year2024 – Ranked #12 WSL CT World Tour
Surfing specifications
StanceGoofy
Medal record
Surfing
Representing  Morocco
World Surfing Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Arecibo Men
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Florianópolis Shortboard
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Bali Shortboard

Ramzi Boukhiam (born 14 September 1993) is a Moroccan surfer. He placed 6th overall at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games, earning qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics as the highest-placed African surfer. He competed in the men's shortboard event at the 2020 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the third round by Michel Bourez of France.[1][2][3] He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.

  1. ^ "Surfing - Ramzi Boukhiam". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Ramzi Boukhiam Surfer Bio". World Surf League. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ Mondy, Ben (17 March 2020). "Meet The Man Who's Got Morocco Dialed In". World Surf League. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2021.