Ítalo Ferreira

Ítalo Ferreira
Ítalo Ferreira
	Ferreira holding his gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	May 6, 1994 (age 27); Baía Formosa, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	149 lb (68 kg)
Surfing career
Best year	2019 - Ranked #1 WSL World Tour
Sponsors	Billabong; Oakley; Red Nose; ; ; ;
Major achievements	2015 WSL Rookie of the Year; 2019 ISA World Surfing Games Champion ; 2019 World Surf League Champion ; 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Champion
Surfing specifications
Stance	Goofy
Medal record
Men's surfing
Representing Brazil
Olympic Games
World Games

Ítalo Ferreira (born May 6, 1994) is a Brazilian professional surfer who has competed on the World Surfing League Men's Championship Tour since 2015. Ferreira won the world title in the 2019 World Surf League.^[2] He won the "Rookie of The Year" award after his 7th place finish on the 2015 WSL World Championship Tour, surpassing fellow 2015 rookies Wiggolly Dantas (15th), Keanu Asing (20th), (31st), and (33rd).^[3]^[4] On July, 27th, 2021, Italo Ferreira won the first men's Olympic surfing gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.^[5]

Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Career[]

Victories[]

Year	Event	Venue	Country
WCT Wins
2018	Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	Bells Beach, Victoria	Australia
2018		,	Indonesia
2018	MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal	Supertubos, Peniche	Portugal
2019	Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast	Queensland	Australia
2019	MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal	Supertubos, Peniche	Portugal
2019	Billabong Pipe Masters	Banzai, Pipeline	Hawaii
2021		Newcastle, NSW	Australia
WQS Wins
Year	Event	Venue	Country
Juniors Wins
Year	Event	Venue	Country
2011		Rio de Janeiro	Brazil
2011		Garopaba	Brazil

WSL World Championship Tour[]

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast	9th	13th	5th	13th	1st	Cancel due to covid-19 crisis^[6]
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach	25th	3rd	INJ	1st	5th
Margaret River Pro	13th	3rd	INJ	13th^[7]	5th
Oi Rio Pro	3rd	9th	INJ	13th	17th
	-	-	-	1st	17th
Corona Open J-Bay	13th	13th	13th		2nd
Tahiti Pro Teahupoo	5th	13th	13th		17th
Freshwater Pro	-	-	-	13th	9th
Quiksilver Pro France	5th	13th	25th	13th	2nd
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal	2nd	13th	13th	1st	1st
Billabong Pipeline Masters	13th		5th	13th	1st
Fiji Pro	5th	13th	9th	-	-
Hurley Pro at Trestles			13th	-	-
Rank	7th	15th	22nd	4th	1st
Earnings	$171,000	$146,750	$102,750	$398,000	$391,600

References[]

^ "Brazil's High-Flying Italo Ferreira Signs with Billabong". worldsurfleague.com. World Surf League. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
^ "Faces of 2015: Ferreira's Fire". worldsurfleague.com. World Surf League. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
^ "ASP Surfer Profile: Italo Ferreira". ASPWorldTour.com.
^ "Adriano de Souza é campeão mundial no Hawaii". worldsurfleague.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ John, Branch (July 27, 2021). "Carissa Moore and Italo Ferreira Win the First Olympic Gold Medals in Surfing". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
^ "Breaking: 2020 WSL Tour Canceled". 17 July 2020.
^ "WSL to Complete Canceled Margaret River Event at Uluwatu". Surfer.com. 10 May 2018.

External links[]

[1] "Brazil's High-Flying Italo Ferreira Signs with Billabong". worldsurfleague.com. World Surf League. Retrieved January 11, 2016.

[2] "Faces of 2015: Ferreira's Fire". worldsurfleague.com. World Surf League. Retrieved March 2, 2015.

[3] "ASP Surfer Profile: Italo Ferreira". ASPWorldTour.com.

[4] "Adriano de Souza é campeão mundial no Hawaii". worldsurfleague.com. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[5] John, Branch (July 27, 2021). "Carissa Moore and Italo Ferreira Win the First Olympic Gold Medals in Surfing". New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

[6] "Breaking: 2020 WSL Tour Canceled". 17 July 2020.

[7] "WSL to Complete Canceled Margaret River Event at Uluwatu". Surfer.com. 10 May 2018.

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