Jodie Cooper
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Jodie Cooper 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 professional win at Huntington Beach
in California
at the start of 1985 and later in the year won the World Cup in Hawaii. With a number of second and third placings she ended the year with a number two world ranking.
She quit the world tour in 1994 and after suffering a back injury, retired in 2002, having earned US$148,685 in career prize money which placed her 11th on the All Time money list at that time.
The Jodie Cooper Award (first awarded in 1999) is made to the Western Australian Female Surfer of the Year. She was made a Life Member of the Association of Surfing Professionals
in 1994 and in 2001 was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
and mainland United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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
Bells Beach Surf Classic
The Bells Beach Surf Classic is a surfing competition which has been held annually at Easter time at Bells Beach, Victoria continuously since 1961, becoming a professional competition in 1973....
in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. By the end of the following year she was ranked number four in the world. She had her first professional win at Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
at the start of 1985 and later in the year won the World Cup in Hawaii. With a number of second and third placings she ended the year with a number two world ranking.
She quit the world tour in 1994 and after suffering a back injury, retired in 2002, having earned US$148,685 in career prize money which placed her 11th on the All Time money list at that time.
The Jodie Cooper Award (first awarded in 1999) is made to the Western Australian Female Surfer of the Year. She was made a Life Member of the Association of Surfing Professionals
Association of Surfing Professionals
The Association of Surfing Professionals is the governing body for professional surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world’s best talent in a variety of progressive formats.- Predecessors to the ASP :...
in 1994 and in 2001 was inducted into the Western Australian Hall of Champions
Western Australian Hall of Champions
In 1983, the Sportswriters' Association of Western Australia proposed a Western Australian Hall of Champions to honour past athletes from the state who had made a significant impact in their sport...
.