| Darin Shapiro | |
|---|---|
| Born | Darin Shapiro October 25, 1973 Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Residence | Hawaii |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Professional Wakeboarder |
| Spouse | Heather |
| Parents | Angel and Lew Shapiro |
Darin Shapiro (born October 25, 1973) is a professional wakeboarder from Orlando, Florida and the winningest rider in the history of the sport of wakeboarding. He has not competed in the pro tour since 2004 season. He currently runs the Ride the Spot wakeboarding camp.
Shapiro competed in his first pro contest on the island of Kauai at the age of 17.
Shapiro appeared in most major Wakeboard movies and influenced the development of the sport. He is considered to be the first rider landing an Air Railey which was named after one of his coaches in Team Hyperlite. The first signature board ever in the industry was named the "Shapiro Pro Model" from Hyperlite.
He was the first who do a double-frontflip, known as speedball.
In the early days of the sport Shapiro was riding for Herb O'Brian who founded Hyperlite. The noted "Hyperlite Pro" board was responsible for the tremendous growth of the sport and Shapiro contributed with his demonstrations of excellent riding.
Shapiro also surfs and is a musician.
The first wakeboarder ever in history, Shapiro was inducted into the Water Ski Hall of Fame 2010.[1]
Darin Shapiro is a 12 time World Champion and led the sport of wakeboarding for nearly 20 years. Shapiro has been called the "Michael Jordan" of wakeboarding and is still regarded as the most dominant force the sport has ever seen.
== Tournament Results == 3x triple crown champ, 12 overall world titles, 3x x games, gold, silver, bronze, Gravity games gold, 4x masters champ, 3x Nautique Big Air champ, approximately 70 pro tour wins, and is the most winning rider in the history of the sport.
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