Teresa Bonvalot
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| Born | 7 October 1999 | |||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||
| Surfing career | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Surfing | |||||||||||
| Best year | 2023 (18th) | |||||||||||
| Career earnings | $94,300 | |||||||||||
| Sponsors | Rip Curl, Red Bull, Millennium BCP, JAM Traction, Allianz Portugal | |||||||||||
| Major achievements |
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| Stance | Goofy | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Teresa Bonvalot (born 7 October 1999) is a Portuguese professional surfer.[2][3] At club level she represents Sporting CP.[4] She represented Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's shortboard event. In 2022, Teresa missed the WCT qualification by one spot but still managed to compete in the 2023 Tour as a wildcard. She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Career
She placed 21st on the 2016 and 2015 Women's Championship Tour rankings after she placed twice 13th at Cascais Women's Pro in Portugal. She won the European surfing junior championionships both in 2016 and 2017.[5]
In 2017 she placed 9th at the Cascais Women's Pro where she was a wildcard. This was her best result at a WCT event and she eventually ended the season at 20th in the WCT ranking, her best ever.
Surfing results
Victories
| WSL Challenger Series Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
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| 2022 | GWM Sydney Surf Pro | Manly Beach, Australia | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
| World Qualifying Series Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2024 | Caparica Surf Fest | Costa da Caparica, Portugal | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal |
| 2023 | Rip Curl Pro Anglet | Anglet, France |  France |
| 2022 | ABANCA Pantin Classic Galicia Pro | Valdoviño, Spain |  Spain |
| 2022 | Estrella Galicia Caparica Surf Fest | Costa da Caparica, Portugal | Portugal |
| 2022 | Seat Pro | Netanya, Israel |  Israel |
| 2021 | Azores Airlines Pro | Azores, Portugal | Portugal |
| 2021 | Estrella Galicia Caparica Surf Fest | Costa da Caparica, Portugal | Portugal |
| Juniors Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2017 | Junior Pro Espinho | Espinho, Portugal | Portugal |
| 2017 | Caparica Junior Pro | Costa da Caparica, Portugal | Portugal |
| 2016 | Pro A Coruna | Coruña, Spain | Spain |
| 2016 | Junior Pro Espinho | Espinho, Portugal | Portugal |
| 2016 | Caparica Junior Pro | Costa da Caparica, Portugal | Portugal |
| 2015 | Caparica Primavera Surf Fest | Costa da Caparica, Portugal | Portugal |
References
- ↑ Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
- ↑ "Pro Surfer: Teresa Bonvalot". World Surf League. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ↑ Billabong. "Teresa Bonvalot | Billabong". Billabong. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
- ↑ "LIGA MEO SURF 2021- Ranking Feminino". ANS (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ↑ Pimentel, Ana. "Mais um título europeu. Surfista Teresa Bonvalot é campeã de juniores". Observador (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2017-09-29.