Kirsty Jones
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kirsty Jones |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Wales |
| Sport | Kitesurfing |
| Team | [BWSURF, OCEAN VAGABOND, ION CLUB DAKHLA] |
Kirsty Jones is a Welsh professional kitesurfer and pioneer in the sport of kitesurfing. She is a three-time British Kitesurf Champion, three-time Kitesurf World Wave Champion, and two-time Master of the Ocean Champion, and holds world records in long distance and solo kitesurf crossings.
Jones was born in Carmarthenshire, she made headlines in 2002 when she was the first kitesurfer to cross the Irish Sea,[1] in a charity solo event raising over £5,000 for the Ty Hafan Children's Hospice near Cardiff.[2]
She first became UK Women's champion in 2002, and won the PKRA World Championship at the final 2008 event in Essaouira, Morocco.[2]
She is sponsored by Animal, BWSURF, SUSO and SDF.[3]
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