Bells Beach Surf Classic
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The Bells Beach Surf Classic is a surfing competition which has been held annually at Easter time at Bells Beach, Victoria continuously since 1961[1], becoming a professional competition in 1973.
The contest has had various sponsors over the years, including in 1984 Australian rock band, Australian Crawl. The trophy is in the form of a bell, for the name of the beach.
[edit] Winners
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Year Men's Women's 1973 Michael Peterson 1974 Michael Peterson 1975 Michael Peterson 1976 Jeff Hakman 1977 Simon Anderson 1978 Mark Richards 1979 Mark Richards 1980 Mark Richards 1981 Simon Anderson 1982 Mark Richards
(total 4)1983 Joe Engel 1984 Cheyne Horan 1985 Tom Curren 1986 Tom Carroll 1987 Nick Wood 1988 Damien Hardman 1989 Martin Potter 1990 Tom Curren 1991 Barton Lynch 1992 Richie Collins 1993 Damien Hardman 1994 Kelly Slater 1995 Sunny Garcia 1996 Sunny Garcia 1997 Matt Hoy 1998 Mark Occhilupo 1999 Shane Dorian 2000 Sunny Garcia 2001 Mick Fanning 2002 Andy Irons 2003 Andy Irons 2004 Joel Parkinson 2005 Trent Munro 2006 Kelly Slater 2007 Taj Burrow 2008 Kelly Slater
[edit] References
- Mark Richards: A Surfing Legend, authorised biography by David Knox, 1992, ISBN 0-207-17489-X
- The Ol' Girl, Tracks magazine, March 2006 (listing men's winners 1973 to 2005)
- Kelly Slater Wins 2006 Rip Curl Pro, by Nick Carroll at Surfing magazine.
