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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Kelly Slater |
| Born | February 11 1972 |
| Origin | Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Surfer, Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | http://www.kellyslater.com/ |
Kelly Slater (b. Robert Kelly Slater February 11 1972, Cocoa Beach, Florida) is a successful professional surfer. Slater is an eight time world champion and has been sponsored by Quiksilver since 1990.[1] He competed in the X-Games in 2003 and 2004. In May 2005 in the final of the Billabong Tahiti Pro contest at Teahupoo, Slater became the first to score two perfect rides for a total 20 out of 20 ASP two-wave scoring system (the corresponding honour under the previous three-wave system belongs to Shane Beschen from 1996).[2]. In 2006 Slater tied Tom Curren for most career tour victories, 34, at the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, then in September of 2007 he passed Tom Curren by winning the Boost Mobile Pro at Trestles. [3]
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Biography
Early life and family
Slater was born "Robert Kelly Slater" on February 11, 1972 in Cocoa Beach, Florida. He is of Syrian descent. A videogame by Treyarch and Activision named Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer was released September 17, 2002[4] (he also appeared as a playable character in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 prior to this, complete with a surfboard). In 2003 he released an autobiography called, "Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey," which was written by Jason Borte. In 1999 he appeared alongside Garbage singer Shirley Manson in the promotional video for the Garbage single "You Look So Fine". He played a man washed up on a sea shore, rescued by Manson.
Personal life
Slater has been romantically linked to Pamela Anderson, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen, Cameron Diaz (after her split from Justin Timberlake), and most recently Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli. His favorite waves are Pipeline in Hawaii, Kirra in Australia, and Soup Bowls in Barbados. He also says he loves the wave Dee Why Point.[5] In his spare time he plays guitar, and during the 90's he formed a click called The Surfers which released an album, Songs From the Pipe. He performed a song with musician friend Ben Harper during Harper's concert in Santa Barbara, California on August 15 2006. He also performed "Rockin' in The Free World" with grunge band Pearl Jam on the July 7 2006 in San Diego. Slater is good friends with lead singer Eddie Vedder. He also enjoys playing golf, at which he is very accomplished. Slater has had a long time rivalry with top surfer Andy Irons since he lost the world title to Andy in 2003, but has been running for the title against his friend Rob Machado and others. Is good friends with recently retired Australian Rugby League player, Andrew Johns.[6] Slater was chosen as part of the 32-team ESPN Sportscenter tournament Who's Now, which is a bracket-style elimination games where fans and judges decide which athlete is more "now", having on-field and off-field presence. Slater was the 8th seed and was paired with 1st seed LeBron James, who beat him by 70%.
Career
Stats
- Career victories:36
- WCT victories: 34
- World titles: 8
On 9/15/07, Kelly Slater passed Tom Curren's long standing WCT tour victory record of 33 with his win at the Boost Mobile Pro at Lowers Trestles.
History of Wins
2007
- The Boost Mobile Pro (Trestles, California)
2006
- Quiksilver Pro (Gold Coast, Australia)
- Rip Curl Pro (Bells Beach, Australia)
2005
- Billabong Pro (Teahupoo, Tahiti)
- The Globe WCT (Fiji)
- Billabong Pro (South Africa)
- The Boost Mobile Pro (Trestles, California)
2004
- Snickers Australian Open (QS)
- Energy Australia Open (QS)
2003
- Billabong Pro (Teahupoo, Tahiti)
- Billabong Pro (South Africa)
- Billabong Pro (Mundaka, Spain)
- Nova Schin Festival (Brazil)
2002
- The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau (Specialty-Hawaii)
2000
- Gotcha Tahiti Pro presented by Globe (Tahiti)
1999
- Mountain Dew Pipe Masters (Hawaii)
1997
- Coke Surf Classic (Australia)
- Billabong Pro (Australia)
- Tokushima Pro (Japan)
- Marui Pro (Japan)
- Kaiser Summer Surf WCT (Brazil)
- Grand Slam (Specialty-Australia)
- Typhoon Lagoon Surf Challenge (Specialty-USA)
1996
- Coke Surf Classic (Australia)
- Rip Curl Pro Saint Leu (Reunion Island)
- CSI pres. Billabong Pro (South Africa)
- U.S. Open (California)
- Rip Curl Pro Hossegor (France)
- Quiksilver Surfmasters (France)
- Chiemsee Pipe Masters (Hawaii)
- Sud Ouest Trophee (Specialty-France)
- Da Hui Backdoor Shootout (Specialty-Hawaii)
1995
- Quiksilver Pro (Indonesia)
- Chiemsee Pipe Masters (Hawaii)
- Triple Crown of Surfing (Specialty-Hawaii)
1994
- Rip Curl Pro (Australia)
- Gotcha Lacanau Pro (France)
- Chiemsee Pipe Masters (Hawaii)
- The Bud Surf Tour (WQS-USA)
- The Bud Surf Tour (WQS-USA)
- Sud Ouest Trophee (Specialty-France)
1993
- Marui Pro (Japan)
1992
- Rip Curl Pro Landes (France)
- Marui Masters (Hawaii)
1990
- Body Glove Surfbout Trestles (California)
Filmography
Movies
"Surf's Up", 2007 as Himself.
"The Ocean", 2008
Television
Baywatch, 10 episodes
Activism
Slater is passionate about preserving oceans globally and protecting temperate reefs in California through his relationship with Reef Check.
References
- ^ Quiksilver Rider's Gallery. Retrieved on 2007-10-20.
- ^ The Perfect Heat, Tracks magazine, March 2006, page 70 (Shane Beschen 30 out of 30 at the Kirra Pro 1996)
- ^ Sports Illustrated, September 24, 2007, p. 24
- ^ Kelly Slater Biography. Kidzworld. Retrieved on 2006-02-07.
- ^ Grossman, Hillard. "Brevard's own Kelly Slater: Surfing Superman, regular guy", Florida Today, 2002-05-26. Retrieved on 2007-02-07.
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External links
- Kelly Slater the Official Website
- Kelly Slater on Myspace Kelly Slaters official MySpace page.
- Kelly Slater Photo Gallery at Outside Online
- Kelly Slater at the Internet Movie Database
- Kelly Slater Invitational
- Kelly Slater Interview
- Kelly Slater Gallery and Fanlisting
- Biography and Interview at Florida Today
- About Kelly Slater, Wallpapers and Videos
| Preceded by Damien Hardman |
World surfing champion (Men) 1992 |
Succeeded by Derek Ho |
| Preceded by Derek Ho |
World surfing champion (Men) 1994-1998 |
Succeeded by Mark Occhilupo |
| Preceded by Andy Irons |
World surfing champion (Men) 2005-2006 |
Succeeded by Mick Fanning |
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| 2006 Foster's Men's World Tour (WCT) |
| Kelly Slater - Andy Irons - Mick Fanning - Damien Hobgood - Phillip MacDonald - Trent Munro - Taj Burrow - Nathan Hedge - Bruce Irons - C. J. Hobgood - Cory Lopez - Joel Parkinson - Jake Paterson - Frederick Patacchia - Victor Ribas - Dean Morrison - Tom Whitaker - Paulo Moura - Mark Occhilupo - Travis Logie - Daniel Wills - Bede Durbidge - Taylor Knox - Troy Brooks - Peterson Rosa - Darren O'Rafferty - Marcelo Nunes - Adriano de Souza - Bobby Martinez - Adrian Buchan - Shaun Cansdell - Pedro Henrique - Luke Stedman - Roy Powers - Pancho Sullivan - Yuri Sodre - Greg Emslie - Raoni Monteiro - David Weare - Tim Reyes - Picon Mikael - Jarrad Howse - Chris Ward - Mick Lowe - Toby Martin - Richard Lovett - Jihad Kohdr - Lee Winkler |
