Nikki van Dijk

Nikki van Dijk
Personal information
Born (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994[1]
Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia[2]
Residence Victoria, Australia
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[3]
Weight 122 lb (55 kg)[4]
Surfing career
Career earnings $224,950
Sponsors Rip Curl, Channel Islands Surfboards, Oakley and Kommunity Project
Surfing specifications
Stance Regular
Shaper(s) Al Merrick [5]

Nikki van Dijk (born 28 November 1994) is an Australian professional surfer. She competes in the World Surf League.

Life

She has an older sister Nina and a younger brother, Joe. Nikki went to Newhaven College, located in Phillip Island. Now she travels around the world competing in the WSL Championship Tour.

Career

Van Dijk won the women's world junior title in 2012 in Bali.[6] In 2013, she competed in the Association of Surfing Professionals' Qualifying Series; she ended her season by winning the Pantin Classic Galicia Pro in Spain, and qualified for the ASP Women's Championship Tour.[7] As a rookie, van Dijk finished 13th on the 2014 Women's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour.[8]

As of March 2015, van Dijk continues to compete at the highest level of the sport. She is currently on tour with the World Surf League, the successor to the ASP tour.[9] In May 2015 she got her best result in a WSL CT competition in Fiji, moving into quarters.

At the same time she was on tour, she competed in some Qualifying Series events. In June 2015 she won Los Cabos Open of Surfing at Zippers beach.

2015 was van Dijk's best year on the WSL tour, finishing the year with six quarter-finals in a row. She finished in 9th place for the season, and qualified to compete on the WSL tour again in 2016.

Career Highlights

Surf Career Highlights
YearPlacedEvent
2016 11th World Surf League Ranking
2016 3rd Swatch Women’s Pro – California
2015 9th World Surf League Ranking
2015 1st Los Cabos Open of Surfing – Mexico
2014 13th World Surf League Ranking
2014 13th Women’s Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour
2013 1st Pantin Classic Galicia Pro - Spain
2012 1st World Junior Title - Bali

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Sponsors

Van Dijk's sponsors have included Rip Curl, Channel Islands Surfboards, Oakley and Kommunity Project.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Rip Curl Team Profiles: Nikki Van Dijk
  2. ↑ Rip Curl Team Profiles: Nikki Van Dijk
  3. ↑ Rip Curl: Nikki Van Dijk information page
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ Rip Curl Team Rider
  6. ↑ "Nikki Van Dijk Crowned World Junior Champion in Bali," Surfinglife.com.au, 12 October 2012
  7. ↑ Hayden-Smith, Will, "Introducing 2014 ASP Women’s WCT Rookie Nikki Van Dijk," Association of Surfing Professionals, 10 December 2013
  8. ↑ "2014 Women's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour," last updated 27 November 2014
  9. ↑ Roxy Pro Gold Coast 2015 results and scores
  10. ↑ Surfer Girls: Nikki Van Dijk bio page
  11. ↑ Rip Curl: Nikki Van Dijk information page


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