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| Born | (1998-07-29)July 29, 1998 (age 27) San Clemente, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 171 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Surfing career | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Surfing | ||||||||||||||
| Best year | 2025 – Ranked No. 2 WSL CT World Tour | ||||||||||||||
| Sponsors | Quiksilver,Red Bull,Oakley, Inc., Creatures of Leisure | ||||||||||||||
| Major achievements |
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| Stance | Regular (natural foot) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Griffin Colapinto (/ˌkoʊləˈpɪntoʊ/KOH-lə-PIN-toh; born July 29, 1998)[1] is an American professionalsurfer who has competed on theWorld Surf League Men's World Tour since 2018.[2][3]
Colapinto has finished twice in the top three of the World Surf League Championship, in 2023 and 2024. Hequalified for the 2024 Olympic Games where he was eliminated in the third round of themen's shortboard competition.[4]
Colapinto has been surfing in competition since the 2011 men's junior season at 13 years old.[2] In 2015, he won first place at the Junior Men'sUS Open of Surfing.
As a junior surfer, Colapinto went viral in 2016 with anair-reverse to win a Qualifying Series heat at the Hawaii Pro.[3]
In 2017, he made the final of the WSL's World Junior Championship. He finished the year winning theTriple Crown in Hawaii and claimed the top spot in the Qualifying Series rankings. He thus qualified for the following year's Championship Tour.
At the2018 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast he completed a triple-barrel and scored a perfect 10, and obtained a third-place finish. He finished the2018 season in 18th place, and later went on to finish the2019 season in 16th place.
Colapinto finished in the Top 10 for the first time at the end of2021, in 6th place.[5] He also won the 2021 US Open of Surfing in the WSL Challenger Series.[2]
For the2022 season, he won theMEO Pro Portugal and Surf City El Salvador Pro, and finished the season in 7th place.[6]
In2023, Colapinto qualified for the first time for the2023 Rip Curl World Surf League Finals held at his hometownsurf break at theLower Trestles inSan Clemente.[7] During the season, he won theSurf Ranch Pro, as well as finished as the runner-up at the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach,Margaret River Pro, and Surf City El Salvador Pro. He entered the final ranked 2nd in the world rankings and was highly touted locally, as a Californian male had not won a world title sinceTom Curren in 1990.[8][9] The fanfare also included a personal motivational speech from actorMatthew McConaughey, which gained traction on social media.[10][11] He finished in 3rd place at the final, with the 2nd most overall season points.[12]
After qualifying for the2024 Paris Olympic Games for his first Olympic Games appearance, he was later eliminated in the third round of themen's shortboard competition, finishing 9th place overall.[13][14]
For the 2024 season, he won the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal and theCorona Fiji Pro, and was runner-up at theRip Curl Pro Bells Beach.[15][16][17] This led him to finish the season 3rd overall in points and qualify for the2024 World Surf League Finals. He finished in 3rd place at the final.[14]
| WCT Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Corona Fiji Pro | Cloudbreak, Tavarua |  Fiji |
| 2024 | MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal | Supertubos,Peniche |  Portugal |
| 2023 | Surf Ranch Pro | Lemoore, California |  United States |
| 2022 | Surf City El Salvador Pro | Punta Roca, La Libertad |  El Salvador |
| 2022 | MEO Portugal Pro | Supertubos,Peniche | Portugal |
| WSL Challenger Series Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2021 | US Open of Surfing Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach, California | United States |
| Juniors Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2016 | Los Cabos Open of Surf | Zippers, San Jose del Cabo |  Mexico |
| 2016 | Pipe Pro Junior | Banzai Pipeline,Oahu |  Hawaii |
| 2015 | Junior Men's Vans US Open of Surfing | Huntington Beach, California | United States |
Griffin and his brotherCrosby Colapinto post surfing highlights to their YouTube channel, Cola Bros.[18]
