Vahiné Fierro
French Polynesian surfer
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Vahiné Fierro, born 2 December 1999 in Uturoa, is a French professional surfer from French Polynesia, France. She was World Junior champion in 2017.[1] She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
- WSL Championship Tour event wins: 1
- 2017 WSL World Junior Champion
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| Born | December 2, 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Surfing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Vahiné began to learn to surf at the age of 2 and has been competing since the age of 14. There being no lycée on her own island of Huahine, she moved to Tahiti for secondary education and afterwards moved to Europe to compete there.
She qualified for the 2024 Olympics at the 2023 World Surfing Games in Salvador, as the best previously unqualified European competitor.[2][3][4][5] As noted by surfing media, the Olympic surfing competition is scheduled to be held at Teahupo'o, where she trains.[6]
Career Victories
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| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
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| 2024 | SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro | Teahupo'o, Tahiti |  French Polynesia |
| WSL Qualifying Series Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2017 | Turtle Bay Resort Pro | Turtle Bay, Oahu |  United States of America |
| Juniors Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2017 | Jeep World Junior Championship | Kiama, New South Wales |  Australia |
| 2017 | Papara Pro Vahine Junior Tahiti | Papara, Tahiti | French Polynesia |