Midget Farrelly
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Midget Farrelly | |
Born | Bernard Farrelly 13 September 1944 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | surfer |
Bernard "Midget" Farrelly (born 13 September 1944 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former Australian world surfing champion.
He was the first Australian to win a major surfing title, the 1963 championships in Makaha, Hawaii. The following year he won the inaugural World Surfing Championship.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Carroll, Nick (2000). Midget Farrelly profile. Surfline. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
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Sporting positions | ||
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First | World surfing champion 1964 |
Succeeded by Felipe Pomar |
Persondata | |
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NAME | Farrelly, Midget |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Farrelly, Bernard (birth name) |
SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian surfer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 13 September 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
DATE OF DEATH | |
PLACE OF DEATH |
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