Giulia Manfrini

Manfrini was born in Venaria Reale, Turin.^[1] She was involved in sports as a child beginning with skiing and then moving to snowboarding.^[2] She won the Italian Youth Cup in 2006–07.^[2] She graduated in 2013 from the University of Turin having studied law.^[3] Manfrini was a well-known figure in the Italian surfing community.^[4] She had more than 22,000 followers on Instagram.^[3] Manfrini was a co-founder of Awave Travel, a travel agency.^[5] Manfrini was a surf coach^[2] and a professional snowboarder^[6] who competed in the 2009 Winter Universiade in China.^[7]

Manfrini died in October 2024 at the age of 36. She had been holidaying in Masokut Island [id] in Indonesia.^[8] Authorities said she had been impaled by a swordfish while surfing.^[9][10]