Mitch Parkinson (born 1997) is an Australian
surfer who competes on the WSL (
World Surf League
The World Surf League (WSL) is the governing body for professional surfing, surfers and is dedicated to showcasing the world's best talent in a variety of progressive formats. The WSL was originally known as International Professional Surfing ( ...
) World Tour. On 29 September 2019, he won the
So Sri Lanka Pro 2019 title as a part of the World Surf League defeating Indonesia's
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in the final. It was also his first career WSL title. His cousin
Joel Parkinson
Joel Parkinson (born 10 April 1981) is an Australian surfer who competed in the World Surf League (WSL). After twelve years competing at the elite level on the ASP World Championship Tour, a stretch that saw him win eleven elite ASP World Title ...
is also a professional surfer and a former world champion.
Career
He took the sport of
surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suita ...
at the age of 16 and competed at the international level from 2011. He finished fifth at the
Gold Coast Open 2019 which was held in Australia. His best finish came at the So Sri Lanka Pro 2019 event, where he emerged as the winner of the tournament scoring a whopping 19.17 points. Following the tournament win, he jumped from 312th position to a career best 99th position in WSL world rankings.
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
Australian surfers
World Surf League surfers
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