Vasco Ribeiro
Personal information
Born (1994-11-22) 22 November 1994
Cascais, Portugal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Surfing career
Best year2015
Career earnings$179,200
Major achievements
  • 2014 WSL World Junior Champion
  • 5× Portuguese National Champion (2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021)
Surfing specifications
StanceRegular (natural foot)
Medal record
World Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 La LibertadTeam

Vasco Babel Ribeiro Pessoa (born 22 November 1994) is a Portuguese professional surfer.[1][2] Currently he's competing inn the WSL Men's Qualifying Series, mostly known as the QS which allows 10 surfers every year to qualify for the main competition, the Championship Tour. At club level he represents Estoril Praia.[3]

Career

In 2014, Vasco won the 2014 World Junior Championships, becoming the first Portuguese junior world champion in surfing.[4][5]

He won the Liga MEO Surf, the portuguese national championship, for a five time record, winning it in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 and 2021.[6]

WSL World Championship Tour

Tournament 2015 2016 2017
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast - - -
Rip Curl Pro - - -
Margaret River Pro - - -
Rio Pro - - -
Fiji Pro - - -
J-Bay Open - - -
Billabong Pro Teahupoo - - -
Hurley Pro at Trestles - - -
Quiksilver Pro France - - -
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 3rd DNQ 13th
Billabong Pipeline Masters - - -
Rank 38th DNC 39th
Earnings $20,000 $0 $11,500

References

  1. "Pro Surfer: Vasco Ribeiro". World Surf League. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. "Vasco Ribeiro". Red Bull (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  3. "LIGA MEO SURF 2021 - Ranking Masculino". ANS (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. "Vasco Ribeiro campeão do Mundo de juniores" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. RTP, RTP, Rádio e Televisão de Portugal -. "Vasco Ribeiro campeão do mundo de juniores em surf" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 October 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. disse, Felipe (28 June 2021). "Vasco Ribeiro bate recorde de títulos nacionais em Portugal". LivreSurf (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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