Jordy Smith
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| Born | 11 February 1988 Durban, South Africa | ||||||||
| Residence | Cape Town, South Africa and San Clemente, United States | ||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||
| Surfing career | |||||||||
| Best year | 2010, 2016 – Ranked #2 WSL CT World Tour | ||||||||
| Sponsors | Channel Islands surfboards, Oakley, O'Neill, Red Bull, Brand Black Shoes, Vestal Watches, Futures Fins, Trace, Muzik headphones, Neff headwear | ||||||||
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| Stance | Natural (regular foot) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Jordan Michael "Jordy" Smith (born 11 February 1988) is a South African professional surfer, competing on the World championship tour surfing (WCT).[1] In 2007 Smith won surfing's World Qualifying Series,[2] the second-tier tour which leads to qualification for the World championship tour (WCT) surfing.
Jordy Smith won both the 2010 and 2011 Billabong J-Bay competitions in South Africa. He has also won 2014 and 2016 Hurley Pro at trestles California . In 2013 he won the Rio Pro in Brazil. All of these contests are part of the world championship tour.
Smith grew up in Durban and started surfing at age 3. He attended a local Durban high school, Glenwood High School.
Smith is known for the manoeuvres "rodeo flip" and full rotation "alley-oops",[3] and he has been sponsored by O'Neill since 2007.
In 2014, Smith married South African model Lyndall Jarvis.[4]
Outside surf, Smith is a supporter of S.L. Benfica.[5]
He has qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]
Career victories
| Founders' Cup of Surfing | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
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| 2018 | Outerknown Founders Cup | Lemoore, California |  United States
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References
- ^ "ASP World Tour profile". Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ ASP WQS Ratings [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jordy Smith Wins X Games Real Surf".
- ^ "Jordy Smith marries Lyndall Jarvis; Is even more awesome". Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Jordy Smith: "Gosto de estar com os No Name Boys"" [I like to be amongst the No Name Boys]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ "SA surfer Jordy Smith qualifies for Olympics". Northglen News. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Jordy Smith at the World Surf League