"Sean Holmes (surfer) Sean Holmes (born 30 July 1977) was a professional surfer from South Africa, competing in the World Surf League (WSL). In 2000 Holmes won Red Bull's Big Wave Africa. He won the event for a massive wave caught in the dying seconds of the final that he rode through to the channel and got tubed on. Holmes grew up in Wilderness and started surfing at age 10. He spent 3 years on the WQS and achieved a highest WQS / WCT world tour rating of 32nd. Holmes is known for his Barrel Riding and Clean Carving manoeuvres"
"play for Surrey's second XI. Because his mother was born in London, Smith has dual British and Australian citizenship. In 2011, Smith started dating Dani Willis, a commerce and law student at Macquarie University. In June 2017, the couple announced their engagement while on holiday in New York. The couple married at Berrima, New South Wales on 15 September 2018. Smith was the member of Australian team at 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. In the tournament he scored 114 runs and took seven wickets in four matches. Smith made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Western"
"named the Best Blocker at the World Championship Qualifier and played in the FIVB World League. In 2010, he helped the U.S. win the Pan American Cup. Smith tied as the team's second-leading scorer at the 2011 Pan American Cup, as the U.S. finished second. He then played in the 2012 FIVB World League, and the U.S. finished second. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was a substitute and had eight points. From 2009 to 2012, Smith played professionally in Puerto Rico, Spain, and France. Smith was born in the Los Angeles district of Panorama City on May 15, 1985."
"eighth. Smith has played professionally for Greece's Olympiacos Piraeus, Ethnikos Piraeus Egypt's Gezira, Turkey's Galatasaray,Italy's Savona and Montenegro's Jadran Herceg Novi Smith was born in Kailua, Hawaii, on April 27, 1983. He lives in Thousand Oaks, California. He is 6 feet, 4 inches tall. Smith is married and has two sons, Brooks and Samuel. His father played water polo at Coronado High School. His brother played water polo at Stanford. Jesse Smith (water polo) Jesse Smith (born April 27, 1983) is an American water polo player. He was an All-American at Pepperdine University and then played in the 2004, 2008"
"cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Jordan Smith (golfer) Jordan Lewis Smith (born 9 November 1992) is an English professional golfer. Smith turned professional in 2014. He played mainly on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2015 winning twice. He also won the tour's Order of Merit which gained him a Challenge Tour card for 2016. He won two Challenge Tour events in 2016, the Red Sea Egyptian Challenge and the Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge. He finished leader of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2017. Source: European Tour"
"Jodie Cooper Jodie Cooper (born 4 May 1964 in Albany, Western Australia) is a former champion surfer. She won 13 international surfing events, including titles in Australia, Japan, Hawaii and mainland United States and was runner-up on a further 13 occasions between 1983 and 2002. Despite her event successes, she never won the world women's title however. Cooper started as an amateur in 1981 and in 1983 turned professional with a second place at the Bells Beach Surf Classic in Victoria. By the end of the following year she was ranked number four in the world. She had her first"
"Jim Brady (sailor) James H. ""Jim"" Brady (born June 27, 1963 in Tampa, Florida) is an American former competitive sailor who won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Brady finished in 2nd place in the soling class along with his partners Kevin Mahaney and Doug Kern. He was also awarded the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year award in 1990. After the Olympic Games in Barcelona, where he met his wife Julia Trotman, an Olympic Bronze medalist, Jim competed in the America's Cup as navigator for Dennis Conner on Stars & Stripes."
"minute. Smith was included in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. As of December 2011 Smith had made 12 appearances in official full internationals without scoring. Born in Havelock North, Smith is the son of former New Zealand cricketer and broadcast commentator Ian Smith and his wife Louise Smith. He attended West Virginia University with a major in sports management. Jarrod Smith Jarrod Brian Stockley Smith (born 20 July 1984) is a New Zealand professional footballer who currently plays for Team Wellington. Smith moved to the United States after he was recruited by and played three seasons for former West Virginia"
"Jordan Smith (golfer) Jordan Lewis Smith (born 9 November 1992) is an English professional golfer. Smith turned professional in 2014. He played mainly on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2015 winning twice. He also won the tour's Order of Merit which gained him a Challenge Tour card for 2016. He won two Challenge Tour events in 2016, the Red Sea Egyptian Challenge and the Ras Al Khaimah Golf Challenge. He finished leader of the Challenge Tour Order of Merit to earn a place on the European Tour for 2017. Source: European Tour playoff record (1–0) CUT = missed the half-way"
"and Philemon Masinga, Benni McCarthy, Aaron Mokoena, and Delron Buckley. South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and FIFA president Sepp Blatter awarded South Africa a grade 9 out of 10 for successfully hosting the event. Famous boxing personalities include Baby Jake Jacob Matlala, Vuyani Bungu, Welcome Ncita, Dingaan Thobela, Gerrie Coetzee and Brian Mitchell. Durban surfer Jordy Smith won the 2010 Billabong J-Bay Open making him the highest ranked surfer in the world. South Africa produced Formula One motor racing's 1979 world champion Jody Scheckter. Famous current cricket players include AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, Vernon"
"Jo Durie over 30 years previously. This period included her best Grand Slam result up to that time, as she reached the semifinal of the 2016 Australian Open, a quarterfinal appearance at the Rio Summer Olympics and her maiden WTA title in Stanford. In 2017, she won the Miami Open, and reached the semifinal at Wimbledon. Born to Hungarian parents in Sydney, Australia, Konta moved to the UK when she was 14. She switched her sporting allegiance from Australia to Great Britain after she became a British citizen in May 2012. Johanna Konta was born in Sydney, Australia, on 17"
"Jordan Smith (rower) Jordan Smith (born August 31, 1979) is an American rower, rowing coach, and teacher. Smith was born in 1979. He was a member of the US national rowing team, competing at the 2005 World Rowing Championships. Jordan Smith graduated from Georgia Tech. He is currently the Women's Head Coach for the Atlanta Junior Rowing Association in Roswell, Georgia. He used to be the head coach for the rowing team at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. While he is not rowing or coaching, he teaches science classes (AP physics) at Johns Creek High School and won teacher of"
"BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award. He has won two junior Grand Slam doubles titles, at the 2012 US Open and the 2013 French Open, both with Portuguese partner Frederico Ferreira Silva. Edmund was part of the Great Britain team that won the Junior Davis Cup for the first time in 2011. Edmund was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. His father, Steven, was born in Wales but was raised in Zimbabwe and lived in South Africa. His mother, Denise (née Vosloo) was from South Africa. He moved to Britain when he was three and grew up in the"
"Andrew Smith (badminton) Andrew Michael Smith (born 3 June 1984 in Portsmouth) is an English badminton player. He had won the New Zealand International in 2004, the Australian International in 2004 and 2005, and also the Croatian International and the Vietnam Open in 2006. In 2008, he made it into the quarter finals of India Open and semifinals of Singapore Super Series. Smith competed at the 2006 IBF World Championships. He defeated Pablo Abián of Spain 21-15, 21-13 in the first round. Then was defeated by Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 21-19, 21-13. Although possessing a World ranking of 17,"
"Jenny Armstrong Jennifer Margaret Armstrong OAM (born 3 March 1970) is an Olympic sailor from New Zealand. After competing for her native country at the 1992 Olympics, she moved to Australia in 1996 and won a historic sailing gold for her adopted country at the 2000 Olympics. Armstrong was born in 1970 in Dunedin, New Zealand, to John and Robyn Armstrong. Armstrong attended Otago Girls' High School there. In Dunedin, Armstrong was a member of the Ravensbourne Boating Club. She went to the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and competed in the Europe class for New Zealand, coming fourth"
"Life Member of the Association of Surfing Professionals in 1994 and in 2001 was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions. Jodie Cooper Jodie Cooper (born 4 May 1964 in Albany, Western Australia) is a former champion surfer. She won 13 international surfing events, including titles in Australia, Japan, Hawaii and mainland United States and was runner-up on a further 13 occasions between 1983 and 2002. Despite her event successes, she never won the world women's title however. Cooper started as an amateur in 1981 and in 1983 turned professional with a second place at the Bells Beach Surf"
"Mandy Smith (field hockey) Amanda Jane ""Mandy"" Barker (""née"" Smith, born 14 May 1972, in Ranfurly, New Zealand) is a former field hockey striker from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The forward, educated at St Hilda's College in Dunedin, played her first international against Japan for Otago in 1989, then played for ""The Black Sticks"" the next year against Great Britain. She was unable to play 1995 because of back problems that required surgery. Smith was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games"
"collaborated regularly with team management of Sean Burke with the men's national team, and Melody Davidson with the women's national team to ensure that staff and athletes were prepared to perform on the ice. In 2018, Smith extended the partnership with Bauer Hockey for another 8 years, who have been the official equipment supplier for the national teams since 1996. Smith was born November 27, 1966, in Bathurst, New Brunswick. He currently resides in Calgary, and is married to Karen, with one son named Jackson, who grew up playing hockey. Smith has family in the Bathurst area, including in-laws, and"
"Kelly Slater Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional surfer, author, actor, model, environmental activist, businessman, and innovator, most well known for his unprecedented 11 world surfing championships. Slater grew up in Cocoa Beach, Florida, where he still resides. He is the son of Judy Moriarity and Stephen Slater. He has two brothers, Sean and Stephen, and a daughter, Taylor. The son of a bait-store proprietor, Slater grew up near the water, and he began surfing at age five. By age 10 he was winning age-division events up and down the Atlantic coast, and in 1984"
"Celebrity Game in Toronto, in which he competed alongside tennis player Milos Raonic, former NBA star Tracy McGrady, rapper Snoop Dogg, and several other celebrities. He said, ""It's a pretty exciting thing to be happening to me."" Smith was born in Toronto Canada. He has a total of 8 sibling including himself. Mother Monica Gordon is from Kingston Jamaica and Father Tyrone Joseph is from Saint Anne’s in Jamaica. Smith is still with his long time high school sweet heart Nehnika Williams, who is a businesswoman. She owns “Nehnika Williams Hair & Make TM.” She is from Toronto but grew"
"made a lasting impression and inspired sup surfers and racers to push harder. In the UK, Ian Phillips of www.surfs-sup.co.uk has been pushing the brand onto an already busy market and it has really been accepted by British and Irish sup surfers. Jimmy Lewis (surfer) Jimmy Lewis is a Hawaiian surfer, sailor and surfboard shaper. He lives on Maui where he personally takes care of the research and development of his boards at his workshop on Nehe Place, in Haiku. At the young age of 15 years he shaped his first surfboard, showing a talent that led him to develop"
"in Kuala Lumpur, and was one of the athletes involved in designing the NZ Olympic Team uniform. Smith was runner-up in Women's International Hockey Player of the Year Award 2000. After dating New Zealand rugby and television personality Marc Ellis for several years, Smith married Olympic yachtsman and (Americas Cup) skipper Dean Barker in February 2004. They have three daughters: Mia, Livvy, and Isla, and one son, Matteo. <br> Mandy Smith (field hockey) Amanda Jane ""Mandy"" Barker (""née"" Smith, born 14 May 1972, in Ranfurly, New Zealand) is a former field hockey striker from New Zealand, who finished sixth with"
"Mission, Surfmud, Buell Wetsuits Keely Andrew Keely Andrew is a professional surfer from Australia. Keely Andrew, was born on December 2, 1994 in Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Australia. Keely always knew that she wanted to be a professional athlete. She competed in every sport imaginable before she narrowed the list down to tennis and surfing. When she was 16, her parents forced Keely to pick a sport to concentrate her talents on. Surfing won out. She finished second in the Australian Junior Surfing Titles, which was a wake-up call to realize she could take this somewhere. Keely Andrew's sponsors have included"
"They took the first set in a tie-break but succumbed in four. Smith bounced back from the Davis Cup disappointment to reach the finals of the Monterrey Challenger, partnering Frenchman Fleurian. The following week he reached the semi-finals of the Ponte Vedra Challenger, while one week later he reached the semis of the Caracas-3 Challenger. Smith finished the year strongly reaching the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Challenger, partnering Kenny Thorne. The final ATP ranking release had him at No. 224 in singles and No. 132 in doubles. Roger Smith (tennis) Roger Smith (born 20 January 1964 in Freeport, Bahamas)"
"had not won a Gold Medal since 1996. in Costa Rica; France: 2nd Place, Australia: 3rd Place. Mattison was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States on 24 March 1969. Mattison moved to Atlantic Beach, Florida in 1973 and started surfing in 1974. By 1977 Mattison started competing in surf competitions at the age of eight in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Mattison grew up surfing on the east coast in the ESA also known as Eastern Surfing Association. In 1980, Mattison was a member of the ESA All-Stars with fellow professional surfer and 11x ASP World Champion Kelly Slater. Mattison also placed"
"Mornay Smith Mornay Jan Jakobus Smith (born ) is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is prop. Smith was born in Pretoria. He went to Hoërskool Eldoraigne, where he played rugby for the first team. He was included in the ' Craven Week team in 2016, and also earned a selection to the South Africa Schools 'A' squad, playing in matches against Italy, England and Wales in the 2016 Under-19 International Series. He was included in the squad for the 2018 Rugby Challenge and made"
"Justine Dupont (France), third place Felicity Palmateer (Australia), and tied for fourth place Keala Kennelly (Hawaii), Emily Erickson (Hawaii), and Laura Enever (Australia). Since 2005, the world's best big wave surfers gather in ""Surf City"" Huntington Beach, California for the annual World Surf League (WSL) Big Wave Awards hosted by surfer Strider Wastlewski. The gala ceremony is currently held at the Pasea Hotel and Spa and nominated surfers are awarded for their greatest rides of the past year and the big wave community is celebrated. The event raises the bar every year with $350,000 in prize money allotted across seven"
"single heat. Rochelle currently resides on the island of Kauai, where she owns and operates Surf Into Yoga. Ballard was born Rochelle Gordines in Montebello, CA. on February 13, 1971. Her parents moved to the island of Kauai in Hawaii when she was six months old. The waves in Kauai are considered as some of the best in world and with the encouragement of four-time World Champion and Kauai resident Margo Oberg, she started surfing at 12 years old. Oberg had been a top surfing professional for more than three decades and was a mentor to Rochelle when she was"
"also awarded WTA Comeback Player of the Year for her successful season. In 2018, Stephens continued her success by winning her first Premier Mandatory title at the Miami Open, reaching a second Grand Slam singles final at the French Open, entering the top 10 for the first time, and finishing runner-up at the WTA Finals. Stephens was born on March 20, 1993 in Plantation, Florida to Sybil Smith and John Stephens, both of whom were accomplished athletes. Her mother was the first African-American woman to be named a first-team All-American swimmer in Division I history. She is enshrined in the"
"for the 2016 Summer Olympics. In October 2016 he announced his retirement on Facebook. Sindri Thor Jakobsson Sindri Thor Jakobsson (; born 24 September 1991) is a Norwegian swimmer of Icelandic origins. He specialises in the butterfly. Jakobsson is from Iceland, where he swam for (until 2012 called Ungmennafélagið Óðinn) in the Vestmannaeyjar, later for Íþróttabandalag Reykjanesbæjar in Reykjanesbær. In the mid-2000s he moved to Norway. After five years living in Bergen, where his club was , he took Norwegian citizenship and renounced his Icelandic citizenship. he had transferred to in Oslo. At an all-ages national championship meet in 2003,"
"the month at Johns Creek High School in 2016 and teacher of the year in 2018. Jordan Smith (rower) Jordan Smith (born August 31, 1979) is an American rower, rowing coach, and teacher. Smith was born in 1979. He was a member of the US national rowing team, competing at the 2005 World Rowing Championships. Jordan Smith graduated from Georgia Tech. He is currently the Women's Head Coach for the Atlanta Junior Rowing Association in Roswell, Georgia. He used to be the head coach for the rowing team at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. While he is not rowing or"
"time between Hawaii, France and Sydney, Australia. Jones and her boyfriend, actor Alex O'Loughlin, had a son born in 2012. Jones and O'Loughlin married in Hawaii on April 18, 2014. Malia Jones Malia Jones (born March 27, 1977) is an American model and surfer. Jones was born in Loma Linda, California, and moved to Kailua, Hawaii, at the age of two. Jones is of Hawaiian, Spanish-Filipino, German and English descent. She began to surf competitively in her early teens, and at age 15 won the girls' division of the United States Amateur Surfing Championship. While competing, ""Surfing Magazine"" spotted her"
"Jordan Smith (fighter) Jordan Smith (born December 25, 1984 in Angeles City, Philippines is an American mixed martial arts fighter currently competing in the welterweight division. Smith made his amateur debut on June 15, 2007 at 205 lbs with a 19 second TKO victory over Alex May. He amassed a record of 5 amateur fights, all ending with first round finishes. Smith made his professional debut on December 8, 2007 in the light heavyweight division. He won his first 10 professional fights, finishing all 10 opponents, 8 in the first round. Following a draw with the much larger Rich Hale,"