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Rip Curl's Mick Eugene Fanning new ASP world champion > Francais ci dessous
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 7 November, 2007 : - - Mick Eugene Fanning was born in the Western Sydney suburb of Penrith in 1981, but has called the north coast of NSW home since his family relocated him there as a youngster. Following his older brothers into the surf, Mick improved his water skills quickly in the wave mecca of Australia’s Gold Coast.
Mick developed his surfing amongst a hotbed of talent, taking over the punchy beach breaks of D’bah and the grinding world class points of Kirra and Burleigh. He was turning into an all-round class act and evolved into one of Australia’s “future surfing stars”. Fanning forged a close bond with fellow teenage stars Joel Parkinson and Dean Morrison and the infamous ‘Cooly Kids’ crew eventually pushed their way onto the world stage.
In 1999 Mick made some marks on the contest scene that set him apart from other juniors chasing glory. Seven skins in a row at the money-rich Konica Super Skins event at Sandon Point netted him $21,000 and proved he could mix it with the world's elite after beating Mark Occhilupo Luke Egan, Beau Emerton and Damien Hardman along the way. He then claimed the prestigious HB/OE Pro Junior title at Narrabeen and followed it with a win the next week at the Jetty Surf Pro Junior at Bells Beach.
In 2001 Mick was given a wildcard entry into the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach – a ticket straight to the main stage of international surfing. Mick lived up to the hype and won the contest in emphatic fashion, dedicating the victory to his deceased brother, Sean. He also won the ASP WQS Title that year.
Fast Facts
DOB: June 13, 1981
Place of birth: Penrith, NSW, Australia
Lives: Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia
Stance: Natural
Main Shaper: Darren Handley – DHD Surfboards
2007 (age 26):
• 1st place Quiksilver Pro WT event, Hossegor, France (September).
• Ranked # 2 surfer in the world in 2007, in USA Surfer Magazine Poll (September) – the highest Surfer Poll ranking achieved by an Australian since Tom Carroll in 1987.
• 2nd place Billabong Pro WT event, Teauhupoo, Tahiti (May).
• Ranked # 3 surfer in the world in 2006, in Australia's Surfing Life Magazine Peer Poll, voted by the top 45 ranked surfers in the world (March).
• 1st place Quiksilver Pro WT event, Snapper Rocks, Queensland, Australia (March).
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