Stephanie Gilmore


Stephanie Louise Gilmore is an Australian professional surfer and seven-time world champion on the Women's ASP World Tour. She was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia on 29 January 1988 and currently resides in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia.

Career

Gilmore's life as a surfer began at age 10 when she stood on a bodyboard. By age 17 she was entering world tour events as a wild card competitor, which paid off with a victory at the 2005 Roxy Pro Gold Coast. In her next season she won another wild card event, the 2006 Havaianas Beachley Classic. Gilmore's success on the WQS tour qualified her for the 2007 Women's ASP World Tour and she did not disappoint. She won four of the eight events and claimed the 2007 World Title. She would repeat her success in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2018.
Gilmore also won the inaugural Swatch Girls Pro France in 2010. Also in 2010, she was inducted into the Surfers' Hall of Fame and won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the year award.
Gilmore is also on the Board of Advisors of ocean conservation organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and currently is the top athlete on the ROXY Surf Team. Gilmore was also profiled in a documentary called The Water Dancer, produced by Marc Santo, meeting up with professional dancers Noemie LaFrance and Tiler Peck to make the connection between surfing and dancing. In 2014, Gilmore starred in a feature length documentary titled Stephanie in the Water.

2007 World Title

Although the 2007 season was Gilmore's rookie year, she captured the Foster's ASP Women's World Title. The title race came down to the final event of the season, the Billabong Pro Maui. She won three events in 2007 to enter the Billabong Pro Maui, and ranked first place in the final event. Gilmore needed a better result than former world champion Sofia Mulanovich and sophomore Silvana Lima, and won the title when both rivals bowed out before her.

Victories

WSL Women's Championship Tour

Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017
Roxy Pro Gold Coast1st5th1st3rd1st2nd5th1st
Rip Curl Pro1st3rd2nd5th3rd2nd5th2nd
Margaret River Pro3rd3rd9th5th3rd
Rio Pro3rd5th'13th'5th5th
Fiji Pro2nd'9th9th
US Open of Surfing5th9th9th2nd'5th13th
Swatch Women's Pro at Trestles1st'2nd5th
Cascais Women's Pro9th5th''13th
Roxy Pro France1st1st5th1st9th5th5th
Maui Women's Pro'9th1st
TSB Bank Women's Surf Festival9th9th1st3rd
Beachley Classic1st3rd5th
Movistar Peru Classic3rd
Rip Curl Pro Portugal2nd
Rip Curl Search1st
O'Neill Women's World Cup3rd
Rank1st3rd1st5th1st12th6th2nd
Earnings$91,000$54,500$71,400$48,000$292,500$71,000$130,500$242,125