Jérémy Florès (born 27 April 1988) is a French professional surfer. He is widely considered to be the most successful European surfer of all time.

Early life

Florès was born on

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, where he began surfing at the age of 3. He continued his surfing development on family trips to Australia, Europe and Hawaii, maintaining his education through correspondence courses.

Career

Surfing

Florès turned professional in 2007, the same year in which he was named Rookie of the Year by the WSL. He won the

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in Hawaii in 2010 and 2017. In 2015, Florès beat reigning champion Gabriel Medina in the prestigious Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Tahiti with a 16.57 total heat score.Jérémy Florès et ses meilleurs "Moments" en 2012
"Pendant cette période de temps morose en France, Jérémy Florès nous fait cadeau des images qui sont destinées au clip Quiksilver "Moments 2012". On le retrouve sur les spots réunionnais avec ses amis Maxime Huscenot, Patrick Beven et Dimitri Ouvre. On le suit ensuite au Panama lors des Championnats du Monde ISA, notamment avec son père Patrick Florès (entraîneur national de la Fédération Française de Surf ) où Jérémy avait pris la neuvième place de l'épreuve." On October 11, 2019, Florès won the

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held in Hossegor of southwest France. He did so by dominating finals day, getting the highest scores in all of the rounds that day, including a 15.50 in the Round of 16, 14.40 in the Quarterfinals, 16.33 in the Semis and 15.00 in the Finals. He scored 8+ waves in the Rounds of 16 and 8, following up with a 9-point wave in the Semis and a near perfect 9.67 in the Finals. In 2021, Florès announced that he was stepping back from full-time competition in order spend more time with family and developing the next generation of Francophone surfers.

Coaching

Florès was head coach for Team France in the surfing event of the

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at Teahupo‘o in

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Personal life

Florès lives on

with his partner Hinarani de Longeau and their daughter, Hinahei.

Competition history

References

External links

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