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| Born | (1997-12-27)27 December 1997 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Surfing career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Surfing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Best year | 2022 - Ranked #3 WSL CT World Tour | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sponsors | Volcom,Boost Mobile,Dakine, Sun Bum[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Natural (Regular foot) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jack Robinson (born 27 December 1997) is an Australian professionalsurfer who competes on theWorld Surf League Men's Championship Tour.[2] He was crowned surfer of the year twice at the Australian Surfing Awards in 2020 and 2021.[3][4][5] Robinson is often considered to one of the best barrel riders of the current days. Robinson did his best WSL performance in 2022 where he finished 3rd on the final rankings. Hequalified for the 2024 Olympic Games, where he won silver.
Robinson was born in December 1997 in Perth, Western Australia to parents Mersina Stratos and Trevor Robinson. He began surfing at age three. By the age of six, he moved with his family toMargaret River, Western Australia.
By age 11, Robinson was surfing eight-to-10 foot "second reef" waves atBanzai Pipeline in Hawaii. In 2010, Robinson was featured on the cover ofThe Weekend Australian Magazine and was described as a potential futureKelly Slater.[6]
In 2020, he married Julia Muniz, a Brazilian professional model fromEspirito Santo, Brazil, in an intimate garden ceremony held in Margaret River.[7][8]
In 2023, the couple announced that Muniz was pregnant with their first child.[9]
In 2012, by age 14, Robinson ranked #1 onSurfer Magazine’s annual Hot 100 junior list.[10] Robinson won the North Shore Surf Shop Pro Junior in 2014 at the Men's Junior Tour.[11] The same year, he signed a contract withBillabong[12][13] that lasted for 5 years till he signed withVolcom in 2019.[14]
In 2018, Robinson won the WSL Qualifying Series Men’s Heroes de Mayo Iquique Pro inChile.[15] In February 2019, Robinson won the 2019 Volcom Pipe Pro.[16]
Robinson received awild card at the 2019Margaret river pro event held between 29 May to 4 June 2019 where he secured a 9.30 and 9.27 combo to defeat Brazilian surferFilipe Toledo.[17][18]
In December 2019, Robinson won the Vans World Cup of Surfing atSunset Beach at the final event of the Qualifying Series Men’s and qualified for the 2020 World Surf League (WSL) Men's Championship Tour (CT).[19][20][21][22]
Robinson won his first Championship Tour event in 2021 at the Corona Open Mexico event presented byQuiksilver.[23][24][25]
Robinson won his second and third Championship Tour event back to back in2022 at his hometown event in the Margaret River Pro in Australia followed by a victory at G-Land, Banyuwangi (Indonesia).[26][27] Since then, he's also achieved Championship Tour victories at theBillabong Pro Pipeline[28] andSHISEIDO Tahiti Pro[29] in2023
In the2024 season, Jack started very well, winning the second stage of the year, theHurley Pro Sunset Beach in Hawaii, defeatingKanoa Igarashi, he also won theMargaret River Pro for the second time in his career.[30][31]
Jack competed in theParis Olympic Games,[32] having a great campaign, beatingJohn John Florence in the round of 16,Ethan Ewing in the quarter-finals, the three-time world championGabriel Medina in the semi-finals until reaching the Olympic final. In the gold medal match Jack had a 7.83 on his first wave, but sawKauli Vaast making two excellent waves, with the sea getting weak, Jack didn't have his second wave. He lost the final but achieved Australia's second Olympic medal in surfing, winning the silver medal.[33][34]
Jack placed 3rd in the regular season and made his second appearance at the2024 WSL Finals, losing toÍtalo Ferreira and finishing the season in 4th place.[35]
| WCT Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
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| 2025 | Lexus Tahiti Pro | Teahupo'o,Tahiti |  French Polynesia |
| 2025 | Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach | Bells Beach, Victoria |  Australia |
| 2024 | Margaret River Pro | Margaret River,Western Australia | Australia |
| 2024 | Hurley Pro Sunset Beach | Sunset Beach,Oahu |  Hawaii |
| 2023 | SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro | Teahupo'o,Tahiti | French Polynesia |
| 2023 | Billabong Pro Pipeline | Banzai Pipeline,Oahu | Hawaii |
| 2022 | Quiksilver/ROXY Pro G-Land | G-Land,Banyuwangi |  Indonesia |
| 2022 | Margaret River Pro | Margaret River,Western Australia | Australia |
| 2021 | Corona Open Mexico | Barra de La Cruz,Oaxaca |  Mexico |
| WQS Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2019 | Vans World Cup of Surfing | Sunset Beach,Oahu | Hawaii |
| 2019 | Volcom Pipe Pro | Banzai Pipeline,Oahu | Hawaii |
| 2018 | Heroes de Mayo Iquique Pro | La Punta, Iquique |  Chile |
| 2017 | Sunset Open | Sunset Beach,Oahu | Hawaii |
| Juniors Wins | |||
| Year | Event | Venue | Country |
| 2014 | North Shore Surf Shop Pro Junior | Sunset Beach,Oahu | Hawaii |
