Sally Fitzgibbons
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Sally Fitzgibbons is an Australia
n professional surfer on the Association of Surfing Professionals
World Tour (2009, 2010, 2011). She was born in Nowra, NSW
Australia, on 12 December 1990.
Fitzgibbons started surfing at a young age, winning the Icon All-Girls Open Event Lennox Head in 2006 at age 16. She represented her State and Australia on many occasions in a number of different sports, including athletics, winning gold at the [2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival] 800m and 1500m, touch football, soccer, surfing and cross-country running while attending Kiama High School
.
As a surfer, Fitzgibbons had her first significant results at the age of 14, becoming the youngest surfer to win an Association of Surfing Professionals
(ASP) Pro Junior (Under 21’s) event, also finishing second at the World Qualifying Series (WQS) Billabong Easter Girls Festival on the same day. She continued to set records throughout her junior years, winning the Australasian Pro Junior Series in 2007 and again in 2008. At 15, Fitzgibbons represented Australia at the International Surfing Association
(ISA) U18 World Surfing Titles in Brazil placing second; at 16, she traveled to Portugal for the ISA U18 World Titles to win her first World Title and backed it up the following year winning both the Billabong ASP U21 World Title and the ISA World Games Open Title.
In her first attempt to reach the Women’s elite World Surfing Tour via the World Qualifying Series, Fitzgibbons set a record by wrapping up the 2008 WQS series in the first 5 events to become the youngest World Surfing Tour qualifier in ASP history.
After a ten-point ride in the semi at North Narrabeen beach, Fitzgibbons won the junior women's world surfing championship.
2009 saw Fitzgibbons finish 5th on the World Surfing Tour in her rookie year, with a win at the Portugal WQS event along the way.
In 2010 Fitzgibbons came runner up in three ASP Women's World Tour events and finished the year as runner up to Steph Gilmore in the 2010 ASP Women's World Title.
On 23 April, 2011, Sally won her first ASP World Tour title, defeating Carissa Moore
in the final of the Rip Curl Women's Pro
at Bells Beach
On 30 April, 2011, Sally won her second ASP World Tour title, once again defeating Carissa Moore
in the final of the Subaru Pro in Taranaki, New Zealand. With this win she became the world's top-ranked female surfer and took the lead in the 2011 ASP World Tour
.
• 3rd ASP Roxy Pro, Gold Coast, Australia
• 1st ASP Rip Curl Women's Pro
, Bells Beach, Australia
• 1st ASP Subaru TSB Bank Pro WT, Taranaki, New Zealand
2010 Results
2009 Results – 5th WT Ranking
and soccer.
As a sport fan, she supports the rugby league
NRL team the St George Illawarra Dragons
.
She also follows the AFL and is an enthusiastic Geelong Cats supporter.
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...
n professional surfer on 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 :...
World Tour (2009, 2010, 2011). She was born in Nowra, NSW
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Australia, on 12 December 1990.
Surfing career
As a fourteen year old, Fitzgibbons won the ASP Pro Junior open event, an event open to any female surfer 21 and younger.Fitzgibbons started surfing at a young age, winning the Icon All-Girls Open Event Lennox Head in 2006 at age 16. She represented her State and Australia on many occasions in a number of different sports, including athletics, winning gold at the [2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival] 800m and 1500m, touch football, soccer, surfing and cross-country running while attending Kiama High School
Kiama High School
Kiama High School is a New South Wales Government co-educational secondary school located in the town of Kiama, New South Wales, Australia.-Natural environment:...
.
As a surfer, Fitzgibbons had her first significant results at the age of 14, becoming the youngest surfer to win an 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 :...
(ASP) Pro Junior (Under 21’s) event, also finishing second at the World Qualifying Series (WQS) Billabong Easter Girls Festival on the same day. She continued to set records throughout her junior years, winning the Australasian Pro Junior Series in 2007 and again in 2008. At 15, Fitzgibbons represented Australia at the International Surfing Association
International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the world governing authority for surfing and all its waveriding disciplines, including bodyboard, kneeboard, longboard, tandem, skimboard and bodysurf...
(ISA) U18 World Surfing Titles in Brazil placing second; at 16, she traveled to Portugal for the ISA U18 World Titles to win her first World Title and backed it up the following year winning both the Billabong ASP U21 World Title and the ISA World Games Open Title.
In her first attempt to reach the Women’s elite World Surfing Tour via the World Qualifying Series, Fitzgibbons set a record by wrapping up the 2008 WQS series in the first 5 events to become the youngest World Surfing Tour qualifier in ASP history.
After a ten-point ride in the semi at North Narrabeen beach, Fitzgibbons won the junior women's world surfing championship.
2009 saw Fitzgibbons finish 5th on the World Surfing Tour in her rookie year, with a win at the Portugal WQS event along the way.
In 2010 Fitzgibbons came runner up in three ASP Women's World Tour events and finished the year as runner up to Steph Gilmore in the 2010 ASP Women's World Title.
On 23 April, 2011, Sally won her first ASP World Tour title, defeating Carissa Moore
Carissa Moore
Carissa Kainani Moore is an Hawaiian surfer and the 2011 ASP Women's World Tour Champion.As of July 2011, Moore has won 6 ASP Women's World Tour events, 2 ASP WQS 6-Star events and an unprecedented 11 NSSA Titles....
in the final of the Rip Curl Women's Pro
Rip Curl Pro
Formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, The Rip Curl Pro is an ASP World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia...
at Bells Beach
On 30 April, 2011, Sally won her second ASP World Tour title, once again defeating Carissa Moore
Carissa Moore
Carissa Kainani Moore is an Hawaiian surfer and the 2011 ASP Women's World Tour Champion.As of July 2011, Moore has won 6 ASP Women's World Tour events, 2 ASP WQS 6-Star events and an unprecedented 11 NSSA Titles....
in the final of the Subaru Pro in Taranaki, New Zealand. With this win she became the world's top-ranked female surfer and took the lead in the 2011 ASP World Tour
2011 ASP World Tour
The 2011 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their...
.
Career victories
| ASP Women's World Tour Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 ASP World Tour The 2010 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their... |
Rip Curl Women's Pro Rip Curl Pro Formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, The Rip Curl Pro is an ASP World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia... |
Bells Beach, Victoria | |
| 2010 2010 ASP World Tour The 2010 ASP World Tour is a professional competitive surfing league run by the Association of Surfing Professionals. Men and women compete in separate tours with events taking place from late February to mid-December, at various surfing locations around the world.Surfers receive points for their... |
Subaru Pro TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival | Taranaki |
Results
2011 Results• 3rd ASP Roxy Pro, Gold Coast, Australia
• 1st ASP Rip Curl Women's Pro
Rip Curl Pro
Formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic, The Rip Curl Pro is an ASP World Tour surfing competition held in and around Torquay, Victoria. The event is based at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia...
, Bells Beach, Australia
• 1st ASP Subaru TSB Bank Pro WT, Taranaki, New Zealand
2010 Results
- 2nd ASP Movistar Classic WT Peru
- 1st ASP Estoril Surf Festival 6 Star WQS Guinch Portugal
- 2nd ASP Beachley Classic WT Dee Why Australia
- 2nd ASP TSB Bank Pro WT Taranaki New Zealand
- 3rd ASP RipCurl Pro WT Bells Beach Australia
- 2nd ASP Drug Aware Pro 6Star WQS Margaret River
2009 Results – 5th WT Ranking
- 3rd ASP Billabong Pro WT Honolua Bay Maui Hawaii
- 2nd ASP Gidget Pro WT Sunset Beach Hawaii
- 3rd ASP Ripcurl Pro WT Lobitos Peru
- 1st ASP Estoril Festival 6 Star WQS Guinch Portugal
- 3rd ASP RipCurl Pro WT Bells Beach Australia
Other sports
Fitzgibbons competed in athletics before she started her professional surfing career. She was a national champion winning middle distance runner. She also played touch footballTouch football
Touch football may refer to:* Touch football , a variant of American football where players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents* Touch rugby, games derived from rugby football in which players touch, rather than tackle, their opponents...
and soccer.
As a sport fan, she supports the rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
NRL team the St George Illawarra Dragons
St George Illawarra Dragons
The St George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing the St. George and Illawarra regions. They have competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 as a joint venture between Sydney's historic St. George Dragons club and 1982 expansion club, the...
.
She also follows the AFL and is an enthusiastic Geelong Cats supporter.