Justine Dupont

Justine Dupont
Justine Dupont
Personal information
Born	26 July 1991; Bordeaux, France
Residence	Lacanau, France & Nazare, Portugal
Surfing career
Sponsors	Red Bull, Adidas, Manera, Breitling, Maif, Dakine
Major achievements	Multiple time World Champion of the XXL Awards; 2019 World Champion Stand Up Paddle; 4x Vice World Champion;
Surfing specifications
Stance	Regular
Website	justinedupont.fr

Justine Dupont (born 26 July 1991) is a French professional surfer.

Personal life

Justine Dupont was born in Bordeaux, France. She began surfing at the age of 11 in Lacanau. She lives between Seignosse, France.[1] and Nazare, Portugal.

Multiple World Champion of the WSL XXL Awards, she has established herself as the best female big wave surfer in the world since 2019.

Her performance in tow-in surfing allows her to rival with the best male surfers in the discipline.

Stand Up Paddle World Champion and 4X Vice World Champion in 3 different disciplines, she is considered the most versatile female surfer in the world.

Justine is elected Chair of the ISA Athletes' Commission for the 2020 Olympic Games.

She will also be a commentator on French TV during the 2021 Olympics.

She is one of the main characters in the HBO series "100 foot Wave".

Surfing career

After being crowned longboard Vice World Champion in 2007 at the age of 15, she obtained again the title of Vice World Champion in 2019.[2]

In 2013, Dupont became the first woman to surf the 15m Belharra in the Northern Basque Country of France.[3]

In 2016, she was again Vice World Champion, this time in the big waves surfing division,[4] and a fourth title of vice world champion in 2017 in the stand up paddle division.

In 2017, she was crowned ISA World Team Surfing Champion with the French team.

Justine is also multiple National and European surfing and longboarding champion. She has accumulated 3 ISA World Team Titles with France (2013 et 2019 Longboard, 2017 Surf).

She has repeatedly surfed waves considered as some of the biggest waves surfed in the world by a woman.[5]

In 2019, she is recognized as a reference in the world of surfing big waves by winning 2 trophies at the XXL Big Waves Awards.[6][7]

Justine has been elected "Chair" of the ISA Athletes' Commission for the 2020 Olympic Games.[8][9]

In February 2020, she surfed one the biggest waves ever surfed in the world. She won the first-ever Nazaré Tow Challenge.

In January 2021, in Jaws, Hawaii, she surfed the best big wave ever surfed by a woman.

In January 2023 she surfs a gigantic wave on the mythical spot of Cortes Bank 110 miles off the coast of California. The wave is being measured to see if it is a new World Record for the biggest wave surfed by a woman.[10]

In 2023, she was one of the first women to compete in “The Eddie”.[11]

Surfing career highlights[12]

2023
- SIMA Waterperson of the Year[13]
- Nominated at the Laureus World Sports Awards for World Action Sportsperson of the Year
- Winner of Safi Surf Invitational, Morocco
2022
- Women XXL Ride of the Year Award
- Women XXL Biggest Wave of the Year Award
2021
- Winner of WSL Nazare Tow Challenge
- Women XXL Performance of the Year Award
- Women XXL Ride of the Year Award
- Women XXL Biggest Wave of the Year Award
- Women Performance of the Year at Mavericks Awards
2020
- Women XXL Performance of the Year Award
- Women XXL Ride of the Year Award
- Winner of the WSL Nazare Tow Challenge
2019
- ISA Stand Up Paddle World Champion
- ISA Stand Up Paddle Team World Champion
- Women XXL Performance of the Year Award[6]
- Women XXL Biggest Wave Award
- ISA Longboard World Championship: 2nd
- ISA Longboard World Championship: 1st
- Elected European surfer of the year by Eurosima
- Heavy Water Award by Surfer Mag
2018
- European Longboard Champion
- QS Caparica, Portugal: 1st
- LQS Espinho, Portugal: 1st
- LQS Caparica, Portugal: 2nd
- LQS Biarritz, France: 2nd
2017
- ISA surf team World Champion
- Aloha Cup World Champion with French team
- ISA Stand Up Paddle Surfing World Championship: 2nd
- ISA Stand Up Paddle World Championship with French team: 2nd
- Stand Up Paddle team European Champion
- European Stand Up Paddle Surfing Championships: 2nd
- LQS Boardmasters Jeep Women's Longboard: 1st
- WQS 1000 Caparica Pro, Portugal: 1st
2016
- WSL Big waves World Championships, Pea'hi, Hawaii: 2nd
- WQS 1000 Central Coast Pro, Avoca Beach, Australia: 1st
- WQS 1500 Azores Airlines Pro, Açores, Portugal: 1st
2015
- National surf Champion
- National longboard Champion
2014
- European Longboard Champion
- LQS Vieux Boucau Longboard festival, France: 1st
2013
- World longboard championships, China: 3rd
- World longboard ISA team Champion with France, Peru
- World longboard ISA championships, Peru: 3rd
2012
- WQS 6000 Surf Pro Estoril, Cascais, Portugal: 1st
2011
- European Surf Champion
2010
- World longboard ISA championships, Biarritz, France: 3rd
- National surf Champion
- National longboard Champion
2009
- World longboard ISA championships, Biarritz, France: 3rd
2008
- European Surf Champion
- National longboard Champion
2007
- World longboard championships, Biarritz, France: 2nd
- National longboard Champion
2006
- National longboard Champion

References

"Justine DUPONT - EuroSIMA". eurosima.com/. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
"Justine Dupont". Red Bull. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
"Justine DUPONT". doolinfestivals.ie. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
"Billy Kemper and Paige Alms win the 2016 Peahi Challenge". surfertoday.com. 2016-11-12.
SurferToday.com, Editor at. "Justine Dupont surfed "the greatest wave of her life" in Nazaré". Surfertoday. Retrieved 2020-04-28. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
"ISA ATHLETES' COMMISSION CHAIR JUSTINE DUPONT WINS BIG AT WSL BIG WAVE AWARDS".
"ISA Athletes' Commission Chair Justine Dupont Wins Big at WSL Big Wave Awards". International Surfing Association. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
"Dupont to chair new ISA Athletes' Commission".
"Multiple World Medalist across three ISA disciplines, Justine Dupont (FRA), to lead as Chair of the commission".
"Return to Massive Cortes Bank".
"These Women Made History at Waimea Bay Last Weekend". January 24, 2023.
"Pro Surfer: Justine Dupont". World Surf League. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
"SIMA's Waterman's Weekend 2023".

External links

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[1] "Justine DUPONT - EuroSIMA". eurosima.com/. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

[2] "Justine Dupont". Red Bull. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

[3] "Justine DUPONT". doolinfestivals.ie. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

[4] "Billy Kemper and Paige Alms win the 2016 Peahi Challenge". surfertoday.com. 2016-11-12.

[5] SurferToday.com, Editor at. "Justine Dupont surfed "the greatest wave of her life" in Nazaré". Surfertoday. Retrieved 2020-04-28. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[:0-6] "ISA ATHLETES' COMMISSION CHAIR JUSTINE DUPONT WINS BIG AT WSL BIG WAVE AWARDS".

[7] "ISA Athletes' Commission Chair Justine Dupont Wins Big at WSL Big Wave Awards". International Surfing Association. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

[8] "Dupont to chair new ISA Athletes' Commission".

[9] "Multiple World Medalist across three ISA disciplines, Justine Dupont (FRA), to lead as Chair of the commission".

[10] "Return to Massive Cortes Bank".

[11] "These Women Made History at Waimea Bay Last Weekend". January 24, 2023.

[12] "Pro Surfer: Justine Dupont". World Surf League. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

[13] "SIMA's Waterman's Weekend 2023".