Sanoa Dempfle-Olin
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | July 3, 2005 Tofino, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Surfing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||
Sanoa Dempfle-Olin (born July 3, 2005) is a Canadian surfer.[1]
Career
[edit]At just 18 years old, Sanoa has already achieved several notable milestones in her surfing career. Her accomplishments include:
- 1st Place - Queen of the Peak (2016)
- 1st Place - Rip Curl Pro Open (2017)
- 2nd Place - Queen of the Peak (2019)
- 2nd Place - Rip Curl Pro Open (2022)
- 2nd Place - SLO Cal Open (2023)
- 1st Place - WSL Qualifying Series (2023)
- 2nd Place - Pan American Games (2023)[2]
In October 2023, was named to Canada's 2023 Pan American Games team.[3] At the 2023 Pan American Games, Dempfle-Olin won silver in the event Shortboard.[1] By winning the silver medal, Dempfle-Olin qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4]
In May 2024, Dempfle-Olin was named officially named to Canada's Olympic team.[5][6] Dempfle-Olin will become Canada's first ever surfer to compete at the Olympics.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sanoa Dempfle-Olin". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Get to Know Canadian Surfer Sanoa Olin". Red Bull. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
- ^ "Canada's Santiago 2023 surfing team announced" (Press release). Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Olympic-bound Canadian surfer Sanoa Dempfle-Olin collects Pan Am Games silver medal". www.cbc.ca/sports/. CBC Sports. Canadian Press. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Fenton, Caela (13 May 2024). "Sanoa Dempfle-Olin set to makes waves at Paris 2024 as Canada's first Olympic surfer". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b McComb, Alex (13 May 2024). "Sanoa Dempfle-Olin announced as Canada's first ever Olympic surfer ahead of Paris 2024". www.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Dheensaw, Cleeve (4 March 2024). "Tofino's Sanoa Dempfle-Olin to be Canada's lone surfer for Paris Olympics". Times Colonist. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Sanoa Dempfle-Olin at Olympics.com
- Sanoa Dempfle-Olin at Team Canada
- Athlete profile of Sanoa Olin on Redbull.com
Categories:
- 2005 births
- Canadian female surfers
- Living people
- Pan American Games competitors for Canada
- Surfers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in surfing
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- Surfers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic surfers for Canada