| Joel Parkinson |
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Joel Parkinson in 2009 |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Joel Leslie Parkinson 10 April 1981 Nambour, Queensland, Australia |
| Residence | Tweed Heads, Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
| Surfing career | |
| Best year | 2nd – 2002, 2004 and 2009 |
| Career earnings | $1,270,726 |
| Sponsors | Billabong, JS Industries, Kustom, Sony, Von Zipper |
| Major achievements | Two ASP World Junior Championships, ASP World Title Runner- Up in 2002 and 2004, Perfect 20 at Billabong Pipeline Masters (2008), Vans Hawaiian Triple Crown of Surfing Winner (2008)[1] |
| Surfing specifications | |
| Stance | Natural (regular) foot |
| Website | joelparko.com |
Joel Parkinson (born 10 April 1981) is an Australian surfer who competes on the ASP World Tour. Known as Parko, he grew up on the Gold Coast with fellow surfer Mick Fanning.[2] Parkinson is married to Monica with daughters Evie and Macey and son Mahli.
A highly successful competitive surfer, Parkinson has won ten elite ASP tour victories as of April 2011:[3]
Another career highlight came for Parkinson during a December 2008 Pipeline Masters third-round heat in Hawaii when he matched Kelly Slater's 2005 record of two perfect 10-point rides under the world tour's two-best-waves scoring system.[4] Parkinson went on to win the Triple Crown of Surfing for 2008 and then again in 2009 and 2010.
In July 2009, while in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa Joel launched his new official website joelparko.com
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