Björn Dunkerbeck

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Björn Dunkerbeck (born 16 July 1969) is a professional windsurfer who has won Professional Windsurfers Association (PWA) Overall World Championships a record twelve times.[1][2]

Bjorn Dunkerbeck in the Netherlands during the World Tour (2005)
Bjorn Dunkerbeck in the Netherlands during the World Tour (2005)

Dunkerbeck is the son of a Dutch father and a Danish mother, but sailed under the number E-11, as he was from the extremely windy Spanish territory of the Canary Islands. He dominated the late 1980s and the entire 1990s professional scene, especially in racing, but was also a champion in wavesailing.[3] He currently sails under the Swiss flag (SUI-11).

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[edit] PWA titles

  • Overall World Champion (1988-1999)
  • Race World Champion (1988-1999)
  • Wave World Champion (1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001)
  • Freestyle World Champion (1998)
  • Speed World Champion (1994)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jack L. Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Sharon Linnea (2003). Chicken Soup from the Soul of Hawaii: Stories of Aloha to Create Paradise Wherever you are.. HCIInspirational. ISBN 0757300618. 
  2. ^ "Windsurfer aims for speed record", CNN International, March 14, 2003. 
  3. ^ The World Champion of World Champions. noticias.info (November 18, 2005).

[edit] External links

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