Bianca Buitendag
Bianca Buitendag is a South African professional surfer.
| Bianca Buitendag | |
|---|---|
 Bianca Buitendag at a surf contest in Oceanside, CA 2013. | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 9 November 1993 Victoria Bay, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Residence | Victoria Bay, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) |
| Surfing career | |
| Best year | 4th – 2015 [1] |
| Sponsors | Roxy, Channel Islands Surfboards, Moskova Underwear |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Goofy |
| Shaper(s) | Channel Islands – Al Merrick |
Life
Buitendag was born in Victoria Bay, Western Cape, South Africa on 9 November 1993. She grew up near the beach of False Bay outside of Cape Town. With her father's encouragement she learned to surf at the age of eight with her two brothers. When she was twelve her family moved to the Southern Cape region of South Africa. Bianca only spoke Afrikaans when she first went to school, so her parents decided to put her in an English school.
In 2015 father, Collin Buitendag, died. She was still able to finish at her career-best at World No. 4.[2] The following year she was ranked No 12 in the world.
Surfing Career Highlights
- 2016 Ranked 12th WSL
- 2015 Ranked 4th WSL
- 2015 2nd Swatch Women's Pro – California
- 2015 3rd Van's US Open of Surfing – California
- 2015 2nd Fiji Women's Pro – Fiji
- 2015 2nd IO Rio Women's Pro – Brazil
- 2014 Ranked 7th WSL
- 2014 3rd Target Women's Maui Pro – Hawaii
- 2014 2nd Roxy Pro Gold Coast – Australia
- 2013 Ranked 8th WSL
- 2013 3rd Colgate Plax Girl's Rio Pro – Brazil
References
- "Pro Surfer: Bianca Buitendag". worldsurfleague.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- "Buitendag family suffers loss as patriarch Colin passes on". surfersvillage.com. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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